Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 315 · 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.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) answering extra parts (c) writing without reading (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
3. 3.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
4. 4.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
6. 6.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
7. 7.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) write more pages (b) answer what is asked (c) finish early (d) skip reading
8. 8.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) reading every question (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) noting the marks
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) circling key words (d) noting the marks
10. 10.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) writing without reading (c) planning time per part (d) answering extra parts
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) planning time per part (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
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.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
14. 14.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: answer known ones first or check your answers? (a) answer known ones first (b) check your answers
15. 15.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) stare at it for ages (c) move on, come back (d) give up the paper
16. 16.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
17. 17.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) reading every question (c) planning time per part (d) answering extra parts
18. 18.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) reasons and how
19. 19.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or check your answers? (a) mark the easy questions (b) check your answers
20. 20.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
21. 21.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) noting the marks (c) watching others write (d) planning time per part
23. 23.📄 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
24. 24.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
25. 25.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
26. 26.📄 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
27. 27.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
28. 28.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) choose only four (b) skip the section (c) answer all six (d) answer two
29. 29.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) watching others write (d) moving on when stuck
31. 31.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) writing without reading (c) moving on when stuck (d) answering extra parts
32. 32.📄 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
33. 33.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: answer known ones first or mark the easy questions? (a) answer known ones first (b) mark the easy questions
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) starting with a sure one (c) noting the marks (d) panicking at a hard Q
36. 36.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) watching others write (d) noting the marks
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) noting the marks (c) moving on when stuck (d) starting with a sure one

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