Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 260 · 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.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: try the harder ones or check your answers? (a) try the harder ones (b) check your answers
2. 2.📄 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
3. 3.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
4. 4.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) planning time per part (c) circling key words (d) writing without reading
5. 5.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or read the instructions? (a) check your answers (b) read the instructions
6. 6.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) reading every question (c) watching others write (d) ignoring instructions
7. 7.🔑 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
8. 8.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) starting with a sure one
9. 9.📄 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
10. 10.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) writing without reading (c) watching others write (d) answering extra parts
11. 11.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
12. 12.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
13. 13.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to look busy (b) to plan your time (c) to finish faster (d) to copy answers
14. 14.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.📄 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
17. 17.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
18. 18.📄 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
19. 19.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) circling key words (d) watching others write
20. 20.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or check your answers? (a) read the instructions (b) check your answers
21. 21.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
22. 22.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) planning time per part (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) circling key words
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) answering extra parts (c) reading every question (d) moving on when stuck
24. 24.🔑 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
25. 25.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) ignoring instructions (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) noting the marks
26. 26.🔑 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
27. 27.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to bank sure marks (b) to finish early (c) to look clever (d) to skip the rest
28. 28.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) reading every question (c) moving on when stuck (d) writing without reading
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.📄 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
32. 32.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
33. 33.📄 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
34. 34.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or answer known ones first? (a) read the whole paper (b) answer known ones first
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) reading every question (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) moving on when stuck
36. 36.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) reading every question (c) watching others write (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
38. 38.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) skip reading (b) write more pages (c) finish early (d) answer what is asked
39. 39.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) answering extra parts (c) moving on when stuck (d) circling key words

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