Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 393 · 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: circling key words? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
2. 2.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) answer what is asked (b) finish early (c) skip reading (d) write more pages
3. 3.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
4. 4.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) answering extra parts (c) planning time per part (d) reading every question
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) moving on when stuck (c) reading every question (d) answering extra parts
6. 6.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
7. 7.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) stare at it for ages (b) give up the paper (c) move on, come back (d) leave the hall
8. 8.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
9. 9.📄 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
10. 10.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) watching others write (c) circling key words (d) noting the marks
12. 12.📄 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
13. 13.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) skip the section (b) choose only four (c) answer all six (d) answer two
14. 14.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) planning time per part (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) writing without reading
15. 15.📄 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
16. 16.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) reading every question (c) writing without reading (d) answering extra parts
17. 17.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to plan your time (b) to look busy (c) to finish faster (d) to copy answers
18. 18.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) writing without reading (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) moving on when stuck
19. 19.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) moving on when stuck (d) reading every question
20. 20.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) moving on when stuck (c) reading every question (d) writing without reading
24. 24.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) moving on when stuck (c) writing without reading (d) circling key words
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 is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) reading every question (c) watching others write (d) answering extra parts
27. 27.📄 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
28. 28.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
29. 29.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) answering extra parts (d) circling key words
30. 30.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) writing without reading (c) ignoring instructions (d) watching others write
32. 32.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
33. 33.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.📄 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
35. 35.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
36. 36.📄 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
37. 37.📄 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
38. 38.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
40. 40.📄 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

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