Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 453 · 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.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) moving on when stuck (d) ignoring instructions
3. 3.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) skip reading (b) write more pages (c) finish early (d) answer what is asked
4. 4.📄 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
5. 5.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) reading every question (c) watching others write (d) ignoring instructions
6. 6.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
7. 7.📄 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
8. 8.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
9. 9.📄 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
10. 10.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
11. 11.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
12. 12.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) skip the section (b) choose only four (c) answer two (d) answer all six
13. 13.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) moving on when stuck (c) answering extra parts (d) starting with a sure one
14. 14.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
15. 15.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: try the harder ones or answer known ones first? (a) try the harder ones (b) answer known ones first
16. 16.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or answer known ones first? (a) check your answers (b) answer known ones first
17. 17.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) answering extra parts (c) ignoring instructions (d) watching others write
18. 18.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) noting the marks (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) moving on when stuck
19. 19.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to copy answers (b) to plan your time (c) to finish faster (d) to look busy
21. 21.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) circling key words (c) reading every question (d) planning time per part
22. 22.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
23. 23.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
25. 25.📄 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
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) reading every question (c) watching others write (d) panicking at a hard Q
27. 27.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
28. 28.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or read the whole paper? (a) mark the easy questions (b) read the whole paper
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) ignoring instructions (c) starting with a sure one (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
30. 30.📄 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
31. 31.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to look clever (b) to skip the rest (c) to bank sure marks (d) to finish early
32. 32.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
33. 33.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
34. 34.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) short points
35. 35.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) starting with a sure one (c) moving on when stuck (d) noting the marks
37. 37.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) starting with a sure one (d) ignoring instructions
38. 38.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) watching others write (c) reading every question (d) starting with a sure one
39. 39.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) reading every question (d) circling key words

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