Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 345 · 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 try the harder ones? (a) mark the easy questions (b) try the harder ones
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) moving on when stuck (c) circling key words (d) planning time per part
3. 3.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) watching others write (c) circling key words (d) moving on when stuck
4. 4.📄 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
5. 5.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) give up the paper (c) stare at it for ages (d) move on, come back
6. 6.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer two (b) skip the section (c) choose only four (d) answer all six
7. 7.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) starting with a sure one (c) noting the marks (d) answering extra parts
9. 9.📄 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
10. 10.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or answer known ones first? (a) read the whole paper (b) answer known ones first
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) reading every question
12. 12.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
13. 13.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or read the instructions? (a) check your answers (b) read the instructions
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) circling key words (c) reading every question (d) planning time per part
15. 15.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
16. 16.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or try the harder ones? (a) read the instructions (b) try the harder ones
17. 17.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) reasons and how
19. 19.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
20. 20.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) starting with a sure one (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) writing without reading
23. 23.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
24. 24.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) planning time per part (c) answering extra parts (d) noting the marks
25. 25.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or mark the easy questions? (a) read the whole paper (b) mark the easy questions
26. 26.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
27. 27.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) finish early (b) write more pages (c) skip reading (d) answer what is asked
28. 28.📄 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
29. 29.📄 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
30. 30.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
33. 33.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
34. 34.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) watching others write (c) answering extra parts (d) circling key words
37. 37.📄 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
38. 38.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) writing without reading (c) ignoring instructions (d) reading every question
39. 39.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) moving on when stuck

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