Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 527 · 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: answering extra parts? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) planning time per part (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) noting the marks
3. 3.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to plan your time (b) to copy answers (c) to look busy (d) to finish faster
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) starting with a sure one (c) circling key words (d) watching others write
6. 6.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) moving on when stuck (c) reading every question (d) writing without reading
8. 8.📄 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
9. 9.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) planning time per part (c) writing without reading (d) reading every question
11. 11.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks how two things differ or match. (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.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
14. 14.📄 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
15. 15.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) choose only four (b) skip the section (c) answer two (d) answer all six
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) answering extra parts (c) noting the marks (d) panicking at a hard Q
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) moving on when stuck (c) answering extra parts (d) writing without reading
18. 18.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
19. 19.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
20. 20.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
21. 21.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) writing without reading (c) watching others write (d) noting the marks
22. 22.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) writing without reading (d) starting with a sure one
24. 24.📄 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
25. 25.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
27. 27.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: try the harder ones or mark the easy questions? (a) try the harder ones (b) mark the easy questions
28. 28.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) watching others write (c) reading every question (d) starting with a sure one
29. 29.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) writing without reading (d) planning time per part
32. 32.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
33. 33.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) noting the marks (c) moving on when stuck (d) reading every question
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) starting with a sure one (d) watching others write
35. 35.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
36. 36.📄 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
37. 37.🔑 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
38. 38.📄 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
39. 39.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) watching others write (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
40. 40.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or mark the easy questions? (a) check your answers (b) mark the easy questions

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