Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

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

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