Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 349 · 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: check your answers or answer known ones first? (a) check your answers (b) answer known ones first
2. 2.📄 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
3. 3.📄 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
4. 4.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
6. 6.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) starting with a sure one (c) moving on when stuck (d) noting the marks
7. 7.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) writing without reading (c) planning time per part (d) panicking at a hard Q
8. 8.🔑 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
9. 9.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) ignoring instructions (c) watching others write (d) panicking at a hard Q
11. 11.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) noting the marks (d) ignoring instructions
12. 12.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or check your answers? (a) read the instructions (b) check your answers
14. 14.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) answering extra parts (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) ignoring instructions
15. 15.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
16. 16.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or read the instructions? (a) check your answers (b) read the instructions
17. 17.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) planning time per part (c) circling key words (d) writing without reading
19. 19.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
20. 20.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
22. 22.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to finish faster (b) to copy answers (c) to look busy (d) to plan your time
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.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) watching others write (c) circling key words (d) panicking at a hard Q
27. 27.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) answering extra parts (d) starting with a sure one
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.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) noting the marks (c) reading every question (d) circling key words
30. 30.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) ignoring instructions (c) answering extra parts (d) writing without reading
32. 32.📄 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
33. 33.📄 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
34. 34.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) skip reading (b) finish early (c) write more pages (d) answer what is asked
35. 35.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
36. 36.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or mark the easy questions? (a) read the instructions (b) mark the easy questions
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) moving on when stuck
40. 40.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) reasons and how

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