Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 442 · 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) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) watching others write (c) circling key words (d) ignoring instructions
2. 2.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.📄 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
4. 4.📄 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
5. 5.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
6. 6.🔑 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
7. 7.📄 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
8. 8.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
9. 9.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) moving on when stuck (c) answering extra parts (d) panicking at a hard Q
11. 11.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) writing without reading (c) starting with a sure one (d) planning time per part
12. 12.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or read the instructions? (a) check your answers (b) read the instructions
13. 13.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
14. 14.📄 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
15. 15.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or read the instructions? (a) mark the easy questions (b) read the instructions
16. 16.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) answer what is asked (b) finish early (c) write more pages (d) skip reading
17. 17.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.📄 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
19. 19.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
21. 21.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) move on, come back (b) give up the paper (c) leave the hall (d) stare at it for ages
23. 23.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) watching others write (c) planning time per part (d) noting the marks
24. 24.📄 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
25. 25.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
26. 26.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) reading every question (c) moving on when stuck (d) answering extra parts
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) planning time per part (c) starting with a sure one (d) watching others write
29. 29.📄 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
30. 30.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) planning time per part (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) circling key words
31. 31.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
33. 33.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
36. 36.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to look clever (b) to bank sure marks (c) to finish early (d) to skip the rest
37. 37.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
38. 38.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
39. 39.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
40. 40.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False

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