Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 263 · 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? “List three uses of water.” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
2. 2.🔑 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
3. 3.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or mark the easy questions? (a) check your answers (b) mark the easy questions
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) writing without reading (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) moving on when stuck
5. 5.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to finish early (b) to look clever (c) to skip the rest (d) to bank sure marks
6. 6.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) answering extra parts (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) watching others write
7. 7.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
8. 8.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.📄 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
10. 10.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or try the harder ones? (a) read the whole paper (b) try the harder ones
11. 11.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
12. 12.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) writing without reading (c) reading every question (d) moving on when stuck
13. 13.📄 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
14. 14.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) reading every question (c) noting the marks (d) watching others write
15. 15.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) writing without reading (c) reading every question (d) starting with a sure one
18. 18.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) ignoring instructions (d) starting with a sure one
20. 20.📄 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
21. 21.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or read the instructions? (a) read the whole paper (b) read the instructions
22. 22.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) noting the marks (c) reading every question (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
24. 24.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
25. 25.📄 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
26. 26.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) planning time per part (c) answering extra parts (d) starting with a sure one
28. 28.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer two (b) skip the section (c) answer all six (d) choose only four
29. 29.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
30. 30.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.📄 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
33. 33.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
34. 34.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.📄 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
37. 37.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or check your answers? (a) read the instructions (b) check your answers
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) planning time per part (c) noting the marks (d) panicking at a hard Q
39. 39.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
40. 40.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) starting with a sure one (c) watching others write (d) stuck on Q1 for ages

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