Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 217 · 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.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
3. 3.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) writing without reading (c) answering extra parts (d) planning time per part
6. 6.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
7. 7.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
8. 8.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) write more pages (b) skip reading (c) answer what is asked (d) finish early
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) ignoring instructions (c) planning time per part (d) panicking at a hard Q
10. 10.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) writing without reading (c) answering extra parts (d) starting with a sure one
12. 12.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
13. 13.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) circling key words (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) noting the marks
14. 14.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) reading every question (c) planning time per part (d) moving on when stuck
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) circling key words (c) writing without reading (d) reading every question
17. 17.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
18. 18.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or read the instructions? (a) check your answers (b) read the instructions
19. 19.📄 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
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) starting with a sure one (c) reading every question (d) ignoring instructions
21. 21.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) short points
22. 22.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) writing without reading (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) answering extra parts
24. 24.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
26. 26.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or read the instructions? (a) mark the easy questions (b) read the instructions
27. 27.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) starting with a sure one (c) answering extra parts (d) panicking at a hard Q
28. 28.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: answer known ones first or read the instructions? (a) answer known ones first (b) read the instructions
29. 29.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
31. 31.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
32. 32.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
33. 33.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
34. 34.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or mark the easy questions? (a) read the whole paper (b) mark the easy questions
36. 36.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or read the whole paper? (a) mark the easy questions (b) read the whole paper
37. 37.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) move on, come back (b) stare at it for ages (c) give up the paper (d) leave the hall
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.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) reading every question (c) ignoring instructions (d) starting with a sure one
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) answering extra parts (c) ignoring instructions (d) circling key words

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