Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 519 · 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: planning time per part? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
2. 2.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) moving on when stuck (c) planning time per part (d) noting the marks
3. 3.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
4. 4.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
5. 5.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) answering extra parts (c) reading every question (d) ignoring instructions
7. 7.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) answering extra parts (c) circling key words (d) starting with a sure one
8. 8.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
9. 9.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
10. 10.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) ignoring instructions (c) planning time per part (d) writing without reading
11. 11.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
12. 12.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
13. 13.📄 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
14. 14.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: answer known ones first or read the whole paper? (a) answer known ones first (b) read the whole paper
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) noting the marks (c) reading every question (d) moving on when stuck
16. 16.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) skip the section (b) choose only four (c) answer all six (d) answer two
17. 17.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
18. 18.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) writing without reading (c) starting with a sure one (d) watching others write
19. 19.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) circling key words (c) writing without reading (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
20. 20.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
21. 21.📄 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
22. 22.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to look busy (b) to copy answers (c) to plan your time (d) to finish faster
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) planning time per part (c) writing without reading (d) ignoring instructions
24. 24.🔍 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
25. 25.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) noting the marks (d) writing without reading
26. 26.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
28. 28.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or check your answers? (a) mark the easy questions (b) check your answers
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) moving on when stuck (c) circling key words (d) noting the marks
32. 32.📄 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
33. 33.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) circling key words (c) watching others write (d) starting with a sure one
34. 34.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
35. 35.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) reasons and how
36. 36.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or try the harder ones? (a) read the instructions (b) try the harder ones
37. 37.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
38. 38.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
40. 40.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) give up the paper (b) stare at it for ages (c) move on, come back (d) leave the hall

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