Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 537 · 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.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) circling key words (c) ignoring instructions (d) writing without reading
2. 2.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to look clever (b) to finish early (c) to skip the rest (d) to bank sure marks
3. 3.📄 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
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) planning time per part (d) watching others write
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) circling key words (c) noting the marks (d) planning time per part
6. 6.📄 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
7. 7.📄 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
8. 8.📄 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
9. 9.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) noting the marks (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) starting with a sure one
11. 11.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) answering extra parts (c) ignoring instructions (d) noting the marks
13. 13.📄 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
14. 14.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer two (b) choose only four (c) skip the section (d) answer all six
15. 15.📄 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
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) reading every question (c) starting with a sure one (d) writing without reading
17. 17.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) give up the paper (c) move on, come back (d) stare at it for ages
18. 18.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) ignoring instructions (c) planning time per part (d) noting the marks
19. 19.📄 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
20. 20.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.📄 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
22. 22.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) planning time per part (c) moving on when stuck (d) reading every question
23. 23.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
26. 26.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
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.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) reading every question (c) watching others write (d) writing without reading
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) writing without reading (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) watching others write
30. 30.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to copy answers (b) to plan your time (c) to finish faster (d) to look busy
31. 31.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
32. 32.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
34. 34.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) ignoring instructions (c) planning time per part (d) circling key words
36. 36.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
38. 38.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) planning time per part
39. 39.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) writing without reading (c) ignoring instructions (d) starting with a sure one
40. 40.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how

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