Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 563 · 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.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) answering extra parts (c) circling key words (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
3. 3.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
4. 4.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
5. 5.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
6. 6.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) write more pages (b) finish early (c) skip reading (d) answer what is asked
7. 7.📄 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
8. 8.📄 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
9. 9.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or read the whole paper? (a) check your answers (b) read the whole paper
10. 10.📄 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
11. 11.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) give up the paper (b) move on, come back (c) stare at it for ages (d) leave the hall
12. 12.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) reasons and how
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) reading every question (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) noting the marks
14. 14.📄 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
15. 15.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
16. 16.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) starting with a sure one (c) watching others write (d) ignoring instructions
17. 17.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) reasons and how
19. 19.📄 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
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) noting the marks
21. 21.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) answering extra parts (c) circling key words (d) noting the marks
22. 22.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
23. 23.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) moving on when stuck (c) reading every question (d) circling key words
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) circling key words (c) ignoring instructions (d) noting the marks
25. 25.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
26. 26.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) ignoring instructions (c) watching others write (d) reading every question
27. 27.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) reading every question (c) moving on when stuck (d) writing without reading
30. 30.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to skip the rest (b) to bank sure marks (c) to finish early (d) to look clever
32. 32.📄 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
33. 33.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
34. 34.🔑 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
35. 35.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) writing without reading (c) moving on when stuck (d) watching others write
36. 36.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or read the instructions? (a) check your answers (b) read the instructions
37. 37.📄 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
38. 38.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
39. 39.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer all six (b) answer two (c) choose only four (d) skip the section
40. 40.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True

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