Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 415 · 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.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
2. 2.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
3. 3.📄 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
4. 4.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
6. 6.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) planning time per part (c) noting the marks (d) panicking at a hard Q
7. 7.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
8. 8.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) answer what is asked (b) finish early (c) skip reading (d) write more pages
9. 9.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
10. 10.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
11. 11.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or check your answers? (a) read the whole paper (b) check your answers
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.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) watching others write (c) planning time per part (d) answering extra parts
15. 15.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) reading every question (c) answering extra parts (d) moving on when stuck
16. 16.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) answering extra parts (c) writing without reading (d) noting the marks
17. 17.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
18. 18.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
20. 20.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) watching others write (c) circling key words (d) answering extra parts
21. 21.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
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.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) give up the paper (b) stare at it for ages (c) move on, come back (d) leave the hall
24. 24.📄 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
25. 25.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) writing without reading (c) starting with a sure one (d) moving on when stuck
26. 26.📄 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
27. 27.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to finish faster (b) to look busy (c) to copy answers (d) to plan your time
28. 28.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer all six (b) skip the section (c) choose only four (d) answer two
29. 29.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) planning time per part (c) noting the marks (d) watching others write
31. 31.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.📄 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
34. 34.📄 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
35. 35.📄 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
36. 36.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) ignoring instructions (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) starting with a sure one
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) ignoring instructions (c) watching others write (d) answering extra parts
38. 38.📄 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
39. 39.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or read the whole paper? (a) mark the easy questions (b) read the whole paper
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) ignoring instructions (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) starting with a sure one

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