Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 20 · 40 questions

Study tip (Read, plan, bank): Order: read the instructions → read the whole paper → mark the easy questions → answer known ones first → try the harder ones → check your answers. Key words: list / name / state → short points; explain / why → reasons; compare / distinguish → how they differ or match; define / meaning → the exact meaning. Stuck? Move on and come back. “Answer any four of six” means choose only four.

1. 1.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
2. 2.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to finish early (b) to skip the rest (c) to bank sure marks (d) to look clever
3. 3.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) watching others write (c) ignoring instructions (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
4. 4.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: answer known ones first or try the harder ones? (a) answer known ones first (b) try the harder ones
6. 6.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
7. 7.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) starting with a sure one
9. 9.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or mark the easy questions? (a) read the instructions (b) mark the easy questions
10. 10.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) starting with a sure one (c) moving on when stuck (d) watching others write
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) circling key words (c) answering extra parts (d) starting with a sure one
12. 12.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) circling key words (d) noting the marks
14. 14.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) watching others write (c) writing without reading (d) ignoring instructions
16. 16.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
17. 17.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: try the harder ones or mark the easy questions? (a) try the harder ones (b) mark the easy questions
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) noting the marks (c) ignoring instructions (d) starting with a sure one
19. 19.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to look busy (b) to plan your time (c) to copy answers (d) to finish faster
20. 20.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
21. 21.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: try the harder ones or read the whole paper? (a) try the harder ones (b) read the whole paper
22. 22.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) write more pages (b) skip reading (c) finish early (d) answer what is asked
23. 23.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) answering extra parts (c) writing without reading (d) panicking at a hard Q
24. 24.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or check your answers? (a) read the whole paper (b) check your answers
25. 25.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or answer known ones first? (a) check your answers (b) answer known ones first
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) moving on when stuck (c) watching others write (d) planning time per part
27. 27.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: answer known ones first or check your answers? (a) answer known ones first (b) check your answers
28. 28.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
30. 30.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) writing without reading (c) ignoring instructions (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
32. 32.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
33. 33.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
34. 34.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
36. 36.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) skip the section (b) answer all six (c) answer two (d) choose only four
37. 37.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
38. 38.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or answer known ones first? (a) mark the easy questions (b) answer known ones first
39. 39.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
40. 40.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) stare at it for ages (b) leave the hall (c) give up the paper (d) move on, come back

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