Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 478 · 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: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.📄 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
3. 3.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.📄 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
5. 5.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) give up the paper (b) leave the hall (c) stare at it for ages (d) move on, come back
6. 6.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
7. 7.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or mark the easy questions? (a) read the whole paper (b) mark the easy questions
9. 9.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
10. 10.📄 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
11. 11.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
12. 12.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
13. 13.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
14. 14.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer two (b) answer all six (c) skip the section (d) choose only four
16. 16.🔑 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
17. 17.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) writing without reading (c) moving on when stuck (d) ignoring instructions
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) planning time per part (d) noting the marks
22. 22.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) moving on when stuck (c) planning time per part (d) starting with a sure one
23. 23.📄 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
24. 24.🔑 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
25. 25.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) moving on when stuck (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) watching others write
26. 26.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
27. 27.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) writing without reading (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) planning time per part
29. 29.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
30. 30.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) circling key words (c) noting the marks (d) planning time per part
31. 31.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
32. 32.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) ignoring instructions (d) reading every question
34. 34.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to finish faster (b) to look busy (c) to plan your time (d) to copy answers
35. 35.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) circling key words (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) writing without reading (c) reading every question (d) starting with a sure one
37. 37.📄 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
38. 38.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) answering extra parts (c) reading every question (d) ignoring instructions
39. 39.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start

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