Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 243 · 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.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) watching others write (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) planning time per part
2. 2.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) ignoring instructions (c) reading every question (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
3. 3.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or check your answers? (a) read the instructions (b) check your answers
4. 4.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) short points
5. 5.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) moving on when stuck (c) circling key words (d) noting the marks
6. 6.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) noting the marks (c) writing without reading (d) reading every question
8. 8.📄 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
9. 9.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) reasons and how
10. 10.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
11. 11.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or check your answers? (a) mark the easy questions (b) check your answers
12. 12.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to skip the rest (b) to bank sure marks (c) to look clever (d) to finish early
13. 13.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
14. 14.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
15. 15.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) watching others write (c) ignoring instructions (d) noting the marks
16. 16.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
17. 17.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) moving on when stuck (c) ignoring instructions (d) panicking at a hard Q
18. 18.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer two (b) answer all six (c) choose only four (d) skip the section
20. 20.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
21. 21.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or try the harder ones? (a) check your answers (b) try the harder ones
22. 22.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
23. 23.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
24. 24.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
25. 25.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
26. 26.📄 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
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) watching others write (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) starting with a sure one
28. 28.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) moving on when stuck (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) reading every question
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) ignoring instructions (c) answering extra parts (d) moving on when stuck
31. 31.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) skip reading (b) finish early (c) write more pages (d) answer what is asked
32. 32.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) short points
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) answering extra parts (c) ignoring instructions (d) noting the marks
35. 35.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) starting with a sure one (c) reading every question (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
36. 36.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
37. 37.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or answer known ones first? (a) read the instructions (b) answer known ones first
38. 38.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
39. 39.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to copy answers (b) to plan your time (c) to look busy (d) to finish faster
40. 40.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: try the harder ones or answer known ones first? (a) try the harder ones (b) answer known ones first

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