Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 420 · 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 smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) noting the marks (c) writing without reading (d) answering extra parts
2. 2.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or try the harder ones? (a) read the whole paper (b) try the harder ones
3. 3.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to finish faster (b) to plan your time (c) to copy answers (d) to look busy
4. 4.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer all six (b) answer two (c) choose only four (d) skip the section
6. 6.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) answer what is asked (b) skip reading (c) write more pages (d) finish early
7. 7.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) planning time per part (c) moving on when stuck (d) writing without reading
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) starting with a sure one (c) planning time per part (d) moving on when stuck
9. 9.📄 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
10. 10.📄 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
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) circling key words (c) ignoring instructions (d) moving on when stuck
12. 12.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
13. 13.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) moving on when stuck (c) answering extra parts (d) reading every question
14. 14.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
15. 15.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) moving on when stuck (c) circling key words (d) planning time per part
16. 16.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) starting with a sure one (d) reading every question
17. 17.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
18. 18.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) circling key words (c) planning time per part (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
20. 20.📄 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
21. 21.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) ignoring instructions
22. 22.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
23. 23.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.📄 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
25. 25.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) noting the marks (c) planning time per part (d) writing without reading
28. 28.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
30. 30.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
31. 31.📄 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
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.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
34. 34.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
36. 36.📄 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
37. 37.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or check your answers? (a) mark the easy questions (b) check your answers
39. 39.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) answering extra parts (c) ignoring instructions (d) watching others write
40. 40.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start

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