Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 293 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) answering extra parts (c) noting the marks (d) planning time per part
2. 2.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
3. 3.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
4. 4.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to bank sure marks (b) to skip the rest (c) to look clever (d) to finish early
6. 6.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) short points
7. 7.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) reading every question (d) circling key words
8. 8.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
9. 9.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
10. 10.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
11. 11.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
12. 12.📄 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
13. 13.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) noting the marks (c) ignoring instructions (d) starting with a sure one
14. 14.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to finish faster (b) to copy answers (c) to look busy (d) to plan your time
15. 15.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) planning time per part (c) watching others write (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) writing without reading (c) starting with a sure one (d) ignoring instructions
17. 17.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
19. 19.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
21. 21.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) move on, come back (b) leave the hall (c) stare at it for ages (d) give up the paper
22. 22.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) planning time per part (d) reading every question
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) watching others write (c) noting the marks (d) ignoring instructions
25. 25.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or read the whole paper? (a) check your answers (b) read the whole paper
26. 26.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or try the harder ones? (a) mark the easy questions (b) try the harder ones
27. 27.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
28. 28.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) watching others write (c) noting the marks (d) reading every question
29. 29.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) ignoring instructions (c) watching others write (d) moving on when stuck
32. 32.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) answering extra parts (c) ignoring instructions (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
33. 33.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) write more pages (b) finish early (c) answer what is asked (d) skip reading
34. 34.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) watching others write (d) panicking at a hard Q
36. 36.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) short points
37. 37.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) answering extra parts (d) panicking at a hard Q
38. 38.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
39. 39.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
40. 40.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or read the whole paper? (a) read the instructions (b) read the whole paper

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