Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 55 · 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: moving on when stuck? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
2. 2.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
3. 3.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to copy answers (b) to look busy (c) to finish faster (d) to plan your time
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) answering extra parts (c) reading every question (d) noting the marks
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) ignoring instructions (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
6. 6.📄 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
7. 7.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) skip reading (b) write more pages (c) answer what is asked (d) finish early
8. 8.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to finish early (b) to skip the rest (c) to look clever (d) to bank sure marks
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.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) answering extra parts (d) moving on when stuck
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) starting with a sure one (c) reading every question (d) watching others write
12. 12.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
13. 13.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
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.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
17. 17.📄 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
18. 18.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer two (b) choose only four (c) answer all six (d) skip the section
19. 19.📄 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
20. 20.📄 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
21. 21.📄 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
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) noting the marks (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) moving on when stuck
23. 23.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) watching others write (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) answering extra parts
24. 24.📄 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
25. 25.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
26. 26.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) circling key words (c) planning time per part (d) noting the marks
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.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) writing without reading (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) panicking at a hard Q
29. 29.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
30. 30.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or mark the easy questions? (a) read the instructions (b) mark the easy questions
31. 31.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or check your answers? (a) read the instructions (b) check your answers
32. 32.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) circling key words (c) noting the marks (d) starting with a sure one
34. 34.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: try the harder ones or read the instructions? (a) try the harder ones (b) read the instructions
35. 35.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
36. 36.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
38. 38.📄 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
39. 39.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) circling key words
40. 40.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) starting with a sure one (c) noting the marks (d) circling key words

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