Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 488 · 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) planning time per part (b) watching others write (c) answering extra parts (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) watching others write (c) planning time per part (d) writing without reading
3. 3.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or answer known ones first? (a) mark the easy questions (b) answer known ones first
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) answering extra parts (c) circling key words (d) starting with a sure one
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: noting the marks? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
7. 7.📄 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
8. 8.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) moving on when stuck (c) planning time per part (d) starting with a sure one
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) circling key words (c) writing without reading (d) planning time per part
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) answering extra parts (c) writing without reading (d) watching others write
13. 13.📄 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
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) planning time per part (c) noting the marks (d) reading every question
15. 15.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
16. 16.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) writing without reading (c) circling key words (d) starting with a sure one
18. 18.📄 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
19. 19.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) reasons and how
21. 21.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) reasons and how
23. 23.📄 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
24. 24.📄 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
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) circling key words (c) answering extra parts (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) reading every question (c) noting the marks (d) planning time per part
27. 27.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) ignoring instructions (c) moving on when stuck (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) ignoring instructions (c) writing without reading (d) moving on when stuck
29. 29.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
30. 30.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) stare at it for ages (b) give up the paper (c) move on, come back (d) leave the hall
31. 31.📄 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
32. 32.📄 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
33. 33.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: answer known ones first or read the instructions? (a) answer known ones first (b) read the instructions
34. 34.📄 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
35. 35.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
36. 36.📄 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
37. 37.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to finish early (b) to look clever (c) to bank sure marks (d) to skip the rest
40. 40.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start

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