Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 500 · 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 the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) reading every question (c) circling key words (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
3. 3.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) skip reading (b) answer what is asked (c) write more pages (d) finish early
4. 4.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
5. 5.📄 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
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) reading every question (c) planning time per part (d) ignoring instructions
7. 7.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) noting the marks (c) starting with a sure one (d) answering extra parts
8. 8.📄 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
9. 9.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
10. 10.🔑 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
11. 11.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
12. 12.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) reading every question (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) answering extra parts
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) writing without reading (c) reading every question (d) noting the marks
14. 14.🔑 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) reasons and how (d) short points
15. 15.📄 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
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) ignoring instructions (c) answering extra parts (d) noting the marks
17. 17.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or read the whole paper? (a) check your answers (b) read the whole paper
18. 18.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) moving on when stuck (c) reading every question (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) answering extra parts (c) watching others write (d) writing without reading
20. 20.📄 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
21. 21.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) watching others write (c) reading every question (d) answering extra parts
23. 23.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
24. 24.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) planning time per part (c) circling key words (d) reading every question
26. 26.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
27. 27.📄 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
28. 28.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
30. 30.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.📄 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
32. 32.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) writing without reading (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
33. 33.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) noting the marks (c) planning time per part (d) panicking at a hard Q
35. 35.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) skip the section (b) answer all six (c) choose only four (d) answer two
36. 36.📄 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
37. 37.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
38. 38.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
39. 39.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
40. 40.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) short points

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