Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 360 · 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 read the whole paper? (a) check your answers (b) read the whole paper
2. 2.📄 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
3. 3.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
4. 4.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
5. 5.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) ignoring instructions (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) starting with a sure one
6. 6.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
7. 7.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
8. 8.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
9. 9.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
10. 10.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
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) watching others write (d) planning time per part
12. 12.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
13. 13.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer all six (b) skip the section (c) choose only four (d) answer two
14. 14.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
15. 15.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
16. 16.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
17. 17.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
18. 18.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
19. 19.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
20. 20.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) watching others write (c) reading every question (d) answering extra parts
22. 22.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to look clever (b) to skip the rest (c) to finish early (d) to bank sure marks
23. 23.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) moving on when stuck (c) planning time per part (d) panicking at a hard Q
24. 24.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
25. 25.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) write more pages (b) skip reading (c) finish early (d) answer what is asked
26. 26.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) ignoring instructions (c) circling key words (d) writing without reading
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) watching others write (c) planning time per part (d) moving on when stuck
28. 28.📄 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
29. 29.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
30. 30.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
31. 31.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) starting with a sure one (c) moving on when stuck (d) answering extra parts
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) starting with a sure one (c) writing without reading (d) watching others write
34. 34.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) ignoring instructions (c) circling key words (d) starting with a sure one
36. 36.📄 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
37. 37.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.📄 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
39. 39.📄 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
40. 40.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start

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