Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 517 · 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.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
2. 2.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) give up the paper (c) stare at it for ages (d) move on, come back
3. 3.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) ignoring instructions (c) starting with a sure one (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) watching others write (c) noting the marks (d) panicking at a hard Q
5. 5.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.📄 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
7. 7.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) planning time per part (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) writing without reading
8. 8.📄 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
9. 9.📄 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
10. 10.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) choose only four (b) skip the section (c) answer all six (d) answer two
11. 11.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
13. 13.🔑 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
14. 14.📄 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
15. 15.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) writing without reading (c) moving on when stuck (d) ignoring instructions
17. 17.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
18. 18.📄 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
19. 19.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) reading every question (c) planning time per part (d) starting with a sure one
21. 21.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or read the instructions? (a) check your answers (b) read the instructions
22. 22.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
23. 23.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) watching others write (d) answering extra parts
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) planning time per part (c) answering extra parts (d) moving on when stuck
25. 25.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) writing without reading (d) watching others write
27. 27.🔑 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
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) writing without reading (c) planning time per part (d) watching others write
29. 29.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or read the whole paper? (a) read the instructions (b) read the whole paper
30. 30.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) answering extra parts (c) starting with a sure one (d) noting the marks
31. 31.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) answering extra parts (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) noting the marks
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) writing without reading (d) starting with a sure one
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) ignoring instructions (c) reading every question (d) watching others write
34. 34.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) planning time per part (c) starting with a sure one (d) noting the marks
35. 35.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) reading every question (d) planning time per part
36. 36.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or read the instructions? (a) mark the easy questions (b) read the instructions
38. 38.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) short points
39. 39.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True

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