Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 536 · 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: reading every question? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) moving on when stuck (c) writing without reading (d) planning time per part
3. 3.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
4. 4.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to finish faster (b) to copy answers (c) to plan your time (d) to look busy
5. 5.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) noting the marks (c) watching others write (d) reading every question
7. 7.📄 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
8. 8.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) answering extra parts (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
9. 9.📄 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
10. 10.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
12. 12.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
13. 13.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) answering extra parts (c) ignoring instructions (d) reading every question
15. 15.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) writing without reading (c) noting the marks (d) moving on when stuck
16. 16.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
17. 17.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
18. 18.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) answering extra parts (d) reading every question
19. 19.📄 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
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) circling key words (c) watching others write (d) moving on when stuck
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) answering extra parts (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) circling key words
22. 22.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: answer known ones first or mark the easy questions? (a) answer known ones first (b) mark the easy questions
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) answering extra parts (c) starting with a sure one (d) noting the marks
24. 24.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) writing without reading (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) noting the marks
25. 25.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or try the harder ones? (a) read the whole paper (b) try the harder ones
26. 26.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) circling key words (d) writing without reading
27. 27.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔑 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
29. 29.📄 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
30. 30.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
31. 31.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) ignoring instructions
32. 32.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
33. 33.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) answering extra parts (c) reading every question (d) moving on when stuck
34. 34.📄 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
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) ignoring instructions (c) noting the marks (d) writing without reading
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) moving on when stuck (c) ignoring instructions (d) answering extra parts
37. 37.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
38. 38.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) ignoring instructions (c) reading every question (d) moving on when stuck
40. 40.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to bank sure marks (b) to look clever (c) to finish early (d) to skip the rest

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