Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 464 · 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 of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) reading every question (c) planning time per part (d) noting the marks
2. 2.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to finish faster (b) to copy answers (c) to look busy (d) to plan your time
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) ignoring instructions (d) answering extra parts
4. 4.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
5. 5.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or check your answers? (a) read the whole paper (b) check your answers
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) starting with a sure one (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) panicking at a hard Q
7. 7.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
9. 9.📄 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
10. 10.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) moving on when stuck (c) ignoring instructions (d) noting the marks
11. 11.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) choose only four (b) answer all six (c) answer two (d) skip the section
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) answering extra parts (c) ignoring instructions (d) noting the marks
13. 13.📄 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
14. 14.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: try the harder ones or read the instructions? (a) try the harder ones (b) read the instructions
15. 15.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
16. 16.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
17. 17.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) give up the paper (b) stare at it for ages (c) leave the hall (d) move on, come back
19. 19.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) starting with a sure one (c) moving on when stuck (d) writing without reading
21. 21.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) ignoring instructions (c) reading every question (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
22. 22.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) reading every question (c) circling key words (d) panicking at a hard Q
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) planning time per part (c) circling key words (d) moving on when stuck
24. 24.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) circling key words (d) panicking at a hard Q
25. 25.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
26. 26.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.📄 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
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.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: try the harder ones or check your answers? (a) try the harder ones (b) check your answers
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) noting the marks (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) circling key words
32. 32.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) circling key words (c) starting with a sure one (d) reading every question
34. 34.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or mark the easy questions? (a) check your answers (b) mark the easy questions
35. 35.📄 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
36. 36.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
37. 37.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
38. 38.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) ignoring instructions (d) starting with a sure one
39. 39.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
40. 40.📄 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

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