Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 394 · 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.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) starting with a sure one (c) reading every question (d) writing without reading
2. 2.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
3. 3.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) noting the marks (d) answering extra parts
5. 5.📄 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
6. 6.📄 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
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) planning time per part (c) watching others write (d) answering extra parts
8. 8.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) answer what is asked (b) skip reading (c) finish early (d) write more pages
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) answering extra parts (c) starting with a sure one (d) watching others write
10. 10.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
11. 11.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to bank sure marks (b) to skip the rest (c) to look clever (d) to finish early
12. 12.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) reading every question (c) planning time per part (d) writing without reading
14. 14.📄 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
15. 15.📄 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
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) circling key words (c) writing without reading (d) ignoring instructions
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) circling key words (c) watching others write (d) starting with a sure one
18. 18.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.📄 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
20. 20.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
21. 21.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) short points
22. 22.📄 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
23. 23.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) reading every question (c) watching others write (d) noting the marks
24. 24.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
25. 25.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) moving on when stuck (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
26. 26.🔑 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
27. 27.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
28. 28.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: try the harder ones or read the whole paper? (a) try the harder ones (b) read the whole paper
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) watching others write (c) ignoring instructions (d) reading every question
30. 30.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) noting the marks (d) ignoring instructions
31. 31.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer two (b) skip the section (c) choose only four (d) answer all six
32. 32.📄 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
33. 33.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.📄 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
35. 35.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.📄 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
37. 37.📄 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
38. 38.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
39. 39.📄 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
40. 40.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start

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