Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 439 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) planning time per part (c) starting with a sure one (d) ignoring instructions
2. 2.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) planning time per part (c) answering extra parts (d) noting the marks
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) circling key words
5. 5.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to bank sure marks (b) to skip the rest (c) to finish early (d) to look clever
6. 6.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) starting with a sure one (c) moving on when stuck (d) writing without reading
7. 7.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) starting with a sure one (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) reading every question
9. 9.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) skip the section (b) choose only four (c) answer all six (d) answer two
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) reading every question (c) circling key words (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
11. 11.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
12. 12.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
13. 13.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) skip reading (b) finish early (c) write more pages (d) answer what is asked
15. 15.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
16. 16.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
17. 17.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) give up the paper (c) move on, come back (d) stare at it for ages
19. 19.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.📄 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
22. 22.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) starting with a sure one (c) planning time per part (d) answering extra parts
23. 23.📄 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
24. 24.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
25. 25.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) watching others write (c) ignoring instructions (d) writing without reading
26. 26.📄 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
27. 27.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.📄 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
29. 29.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
30. 30.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) moving on when stuck (c) starting with a sure one (d) watching others write
31. 31.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to copy answers (b) to finish faster (c) to plan your time (d) to look busy
33. 33.📄 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
34. 34.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or read the instructions? (a) check your answers (b) read the instructions
36. 36.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
37. 37.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
39. 39.📄 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
40. 40.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start

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