Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 365 · 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.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) skip reading (b) finish early (c) write more pages (d) answer what is asked
2. 2.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) answering extra parts (c) noting the marks (d) watching others write
4. 4.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
5. 5.📄 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
6. 6.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) writing without reading (c) planning time per part (d) circling key words
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) planning time per part (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) circling key words
8. 8.📄 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
9. 9.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
10. 10.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
11. 11.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) ignoring instructions (d) circling key words
12. 12.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (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: answer known ones first or read the instructions? (a) answer known ones first (b) read the instructions
14. 14.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
15. 15.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: try the harder ones or answer known ones first? (a) try the harder ones (b) answer known ones first
16. 16.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or read the whole paper? (a) read the instructions (b) read the whole paper
17. 17.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) ignoring instructions (d) writing without reading
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) reading every question (c) planning time per part (d) writing without reading
19. 19.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
20. 20.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
22. 22.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to bank sure marks (b) to finish early (c) to look clever (d) to skip the rest
23. 23.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to look busy (b) to copy answers (c) to plan your time (d) to finish faster
24. 24.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) watching others write (c) planning time per part (d) panicking at a hard Q
25. 25.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) stare at it for ages (c) give up the paper (d) move on, come back
26. 26.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
27. 27.📄 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
28. 28.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
29. 29.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) starting with a sure one (c) answering extra parts (d) watching others write
30. 30.📄 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
31. 31.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
33. 33.📄 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
34. 34.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or answer known ones first? (a) read the instructions (b) answer known ones first
36. 36.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
37. 37.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
39. 39.📄 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
40. 40.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True

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