Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 314 · 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) ignoring instructions (b) planning time per part (c) watching others write (d) panicking at a hard Q
2. 2.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) stare at it for ages (b) move on, come back (c) give up the paper (d) leave the hall
3. 3.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
4. 4.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) answering extra parts (c) noting the marks (d) writing without reading
6. 6.📄 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
7. 7.📄 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
8. 8.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
9. 9.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to plan your time (b) to copy answers (c) to look busy (d) to finish faster
10. 10.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
12. 12.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
13. 13.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) noting the marks (c) answering extra parts (d) reading every question
15. 15.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) reading every question (d) answering extra parts
16. 16.📄 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
17. 17.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
18. 18.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) write more pages (b) skip reading (c) finish early (d) answer what is asked
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) starting with a sure one (c) watching others write (d) planning time per part
20. 20.📄 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
21. 21.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) choose only four (b) answer all six (c) skip the section (d) answer two
22. 22.📄 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
23. 23.📄 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
24. 24.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to skip the rest (b) to look clever (c) to bank sure marks (d) to finish early
26. 26.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
27. 27.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) circling key words (c) watching others write (d) panicking at a hard Q
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) starting with a sure one (c) reading every question (d) ignoring instructions
31. 31.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.📄 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
34. 34.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) ignoring instructions (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) noting the marks
35. 35.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
36. 36.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) watching others write (c) writing without reading (d) answering extra parts

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