Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 575 · 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 poor way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) noting the marks (c) circling key words (d) starting with a sure one
2. 2.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
4. 4.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) stare at it for ages (b) give up the paper (c) leave the hall (d) move on, come back
5. 5.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
6. 6.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to copy answers (b) to finish faster (c) to plan your time (d) to look busy
7. 7.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) noting the marks (c) ignoring instructions (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
8. 8.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
9. 9.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
10. 10.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer all six (b) answer two (c) skip the section (d) choose only four
11. 11.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) watching others write (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) answering extra parts
12. 12.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
14. 14.📄 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
15. 15.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) reading every question (c) starting with a sure one (d) answering extra parts
16. 16.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
17. 17.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
18. 18.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
21. 21.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
23. 23.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
24. 24.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) starting with a sure one (d) circling key words
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.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) answering extra parts (c) reading every question (d) ignoring instructions
28. 28.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) finish early (b) skip reading (c) write more pages (d) answer what is asked
29. 29.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to look clever (b) to finish early (c) to bank sure marks (d) to skip the rest
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) moving on when stuck (c) noting the marks (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
31. 31.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.📄 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
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) watching others write (c) answering extra parts (d) starting with a sure one
34. 34.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
35. 35.📄 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
36. 36.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
37. 37.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
39. 39.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) planning time per part (c) writing without reading (d) answering extra parts
40. 40.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True

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