Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 448 · 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.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
2. 2.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) watching others write (d) circling key words
3. 3.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) watching others write (c) writing without reading (d) reading every question
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) writing without reading (d) moving on when stuck
5. 5.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
6. 6.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
7. 7.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
8. 8.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
9. 9.📄 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
10. 10.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) move on, come back (b) stare at it for ages (c) leave the hall (d) give up the paper
11. 11.📄 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
12. 12.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
13. 13.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) circling key words (c) answering extra parts (d) planning time per part
14. 14.📄 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
15. 15.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: answer known ones first or check your answers? (a) answer known ones first (b) check your answers
16. 16.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) watching others write (d) noting the marks
17. 17.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
19. 19.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) starting with a sure one (d) panicking at a hard Q
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) ignoring instructions (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) starting with a sure one
21. 21.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
22. 22.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
24. 24.🔑 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
25. 25.📄 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
26. 26.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
27. 27.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) moving on when stuck (d) watching others write
28. 28.📄 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
29. 29.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
30. 30.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” 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) planning time per part (b) watching others write (c) circling key words (d) reading every question
32. 32.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) answering extra parts (c) watching others write (d) noting the marks
34. 34.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to look busy (b) to copy answers (c) to plan your time (d) to finish faster
35. 35.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
36. 36.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer all six (b) answer two (c) choose only four (d) skip the section
37. 37.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
39. 39.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to finish early (b) to skip the rest (c) to bank sure marks (d) to look clever

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