Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 311 · 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: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
5. 5.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
6. 6.🔑 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) short points (d) reasons and how
7. 7.📄 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
8. 8.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to finish faster (b) to look busy (c) to copy answers (d) to plan your time
10. 10.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or read the instructions? (a) check your answers (b) read the instructions
11. 11.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) ignoring instructions (c) circling key words (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
12. 12.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
13. 13.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) noting the marks (c) watching others write (d) ignoring instructions
14. 14.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
15. 15.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
16. 16.📄 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
17. 17.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
20. 20.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) skip the section (b) choose only four (c) answer two (d) answer all six
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) planning time per part (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) ignoring instructions
22. 22.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) writing without reading (c) starting with a sure one (d) circling key words
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) answering extra parts (c) planning time per part (d) starting with a sure one
24. 24.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) answering extra parts (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) writing without reading
25. 25.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) stare at it for ages (c) give up the paper (d) move on, come back
26. 26.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) noting the marks (c) moving on when stuck (d) watching others write
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) noting the marks (c) starting with a sure one (d) ignoring instructions
28. 28.📄 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
29. 29.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) circling key words (c) starting with a sure one (d) reading every question
30. 30.📄 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
31. 31.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to finish early (b) to bank sure marks (c) to skip the rest (d) to look clever
32. 32.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) finish early (b) answer what is asked (c) write more pages (d) skip reading
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) starting with a sure one (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) circling key words
34. 34.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.📄 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
36. 36.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
37. 37.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
38. 38.📄 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
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) writing without reading (c) moving on when stuck (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) starting with a sure one (c) noting the marks (d) moving on when stuck

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