Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 451 · 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) noting the marks (b) planning time per part (c) writing without reading (d) reading every question
2. 2.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) reading every question (c) circling key words (d) panicking at a hard Q
4. 4.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) circling key words (d) reading every question
7. 7.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) planning time per part (c) moving on when stuck (d) reading every question
8. 8.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
9. 9.📄 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
10. 10.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
11. 11.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
12. 12.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer all six (b) skip the section (c) answer two (d) choose only four
14. 14.📄 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
15. 15.📄 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
16. 16.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) finish early (b) skip reading (c) answer what is asked (d) write more pages
17. 17.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to look busy (b) to plan your time (c) to finish faster (d) to copy answers
18. 18.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) answering extra parts (c) watching others write (d) ignoring instructions
19. 19.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) moving on when stuck (c) circling key words (d) panicking at a hard Q
20. 20.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
21. 21.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) reading every question (c) noting the marks (d) ignoring instructions
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) circling key words (c) reading every question (d) noting the marks
23. 23.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) short points
24. 24.📄 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
25. 25.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
26. 26.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) give up the paper (b) leave the hall (c) move on, come back (d) stare at it for ages
27. 27.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
29. 29.📄 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
30. 30.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
32. 32.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to finish early (b) to look clever (c) to skip the rest (d) to bank sure marks
34. 34.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.📄 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
38. 38.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) noting the marks (c) watching others write (d) writing without reading
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) writing without reading (d) noting the marks
40. 40.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True

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