Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 429 · 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? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) reasons and how
2. 2.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) skip the section (b) answer two (c) choose only four (d) answer all six
3. 3.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
4. 4.📄 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
5. 5.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) ignoring instructions (c) noting the marks (d) writing without reading
7. 7.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
8. 8.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: answer known ones first or read the whole paper? (a) answer known ones first (b) read the whole paper
9. 9.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
11. 11.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) answer what is asked (b) write more pages (c) skip reading (d) finish early
12. 12.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) watching others write (c) circling key words (d) moving on when stuck
13. 13.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to finish faster (b) to copy answers (c) to plan your time (d) to look busy
14. 14.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) planning time per part (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) answering extra parts
15. 15.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
16. 16.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) planning time per part (c) circling key words (d) writing without reading
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) reading every question (c) starting with a sure one (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
19. 19.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) circling key words (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) watching others write
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) planning time per part (d) answering extra parts
22. 22.📄 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
23. 23.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or read the whole paper? (a) check your answers (b) read the whole paper
24. 24.📄 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
25. 25.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) watching others write (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) moving on when stuck
26. 26.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) reading every question (d) watching others write
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) starting with a sure one (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) writing without reading
28. 28.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) answering extra parts (c) writing without reading (d) circling key words
30. 30.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) circling key words (c) answering extra parts (d) planning time per part
32. 32.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or check your answers? (a) read the instructions (b) check your answers
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) moving on when stuck (c) ignoring instructions (d) circling key words
34. 34.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
35. 35.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.📄 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
37. 37.📄 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
38. 38.📄 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
39. 39.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) answering extra parts (c) planning time per part (d) circling key words

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