Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 472 · 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 smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) answering extra parts (c) reading every question (d) panicking at a hard Q
2. 2.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
3. 3.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to bank sure marks (b) to look clever (c) to finish early (d) to skip the rest
4. 4.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
5. 5.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
6. 6.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
7. 7.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) writing without reading (c) ignoring instructions (d) answering extra parts
9. 9.📄 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
10. 10.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) planning time per part (d) ignoring instructions
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) noting the marks (c) answering extra parts (d) reading every question
12. 12.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔑 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
14. 14.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or mark the easy questions? (a) read the instructions (b) mark the easy questions
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) writing without reading (c) watching others write (d) circling key words
16. 16.📄 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
17. 17.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) starting with a sure one (c) circling key words (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
18. 18.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
19. 19.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) circling key words (d) panicking at a hard Q
20. 20.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
21. 21.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
22. 22.📄 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
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) writing without reading (c) starting with a sure one (d) planning time per part
24. 24.📄 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
25. 25.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) starting with a sure one (c) circling key words (d) watching others write
26. 26.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
29. 29.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) noting the marks (d) ignoring instructions
30. 30.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to copy answers (b) to look busy (c) to plan your time (d) to finish faster
32. 32.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) skip reading (b) write more pages (c) finish early (d) answer what is asked
33. 33.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) skip the section (b) choose only four (c) answer two (d) answer all six
34. 34.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) watching others write
35. 35.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
38. 38.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) move on, come back (b) leave the hall (c) give up the paper (d) stare at it for ages
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) noting the marks (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) moving on when stuck
40. 40.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start

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