Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 317 · 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.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to skip the rest (b) to bank sure marks (c) to finish early (d) to look clever
2. 2.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: answer known ones first or read the instructions? (a) answer known ones first (b) read the instructions
3. 3.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
4. 4.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
5. 5.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer all six (b) choose only four (c) skip the section (d) answer two
6. 6.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) short points
7. 7.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) answering extra parts (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) ignoring instructions
8. 8.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
9. 9.📄 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
10. 10.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
12. 12.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) answering extra parts (c) circling key words (d) writing without reading
13. 13.📄 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
14. 14.📄 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
15. 15.📄 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
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) ignoring instructions (c) planning time per part (d) starting with a sure one
17. 17.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) writing without reading (c) watching others write (d) planning time per part
18. 18.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) circling key words (c) writing without reading (d) starting with a sure one
20. 20.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (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) stare at it for ages (c) give up the paper (d) leave the hall
22. 22.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) circling key words (d) reading every question
25. 25.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or answer known ones first? (a) mark the easy questions (b) answer known ones first
26. 26.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: answer known ones first or read the whole paper? (a) answer known ones first (b) read the whole paper
28. 28.📄 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
29. 29.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
30. 30.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to look busy (b) to copy answers (c) to finish faster (d) to plan your time
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) noting the marks (c) circling key words (d) planning time per part
32. 32.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) answering extra parts (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) starting with a sure one
33. 33.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
34. 34.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) reading every question (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) circling key words
35. 35.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.📄 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
38. 38.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) watching others write (c) ignoring instructions (d) writing without reading

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