Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

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

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