Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 576 · 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) noting the marks (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) writing without reading (d) ignoring instructions
2. 2.📄 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
3. 3.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) stare at it for ages (b) leave the hall (c) move on, come back (d) give up the paper
4. 4.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or mark the easy questions? (a) check your answers (b) mark the easy questions
5. 5.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
6. 6.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) answering extra parts (c) moving on when stuck (d) watching others write
7. 7.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) reading every question (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) noting the marks
9. 9.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
10. 10.📄 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
11. 11.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
12. 12.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to plan your time (b) to look busy (c) to copy answers (d) to finish faster
14. 14.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) noting the marks (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) starting with a sure one
15. 15.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) reasons and how
16. 16.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
17. 17.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) ignoring instructions (c) circling key words (d) panicking at a hard Q
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) reading every question (c) ignoring instructions (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
19. 19.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) planning time per part
20. 20.📄 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
21. 21.📄 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
22. 22.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
23. 23.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
24. 24.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) short points
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) circling key words (c) planning time per part (d) moving on when stuck
26. 26.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) reasons and how
27. 27.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
28. 28.📄 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
29. 29.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) planning time per part (c) noting the marks (d) ignoring instructions
30. 30.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
31. 31.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
32. 32.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
33. 33.📄 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
34. 34.📄 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
35. 35.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or check your answers? (a) read the instructions (b) check your answers
36. 36.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) writing without reading (c) ignoring instructions (d) starting with a sure one
38. 38.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) watching others write (c) writing without reading (d) panicking at a hard Q
39. 39.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
40. 40.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) reading every question (c) answering extra parts (d) moving on when stuck

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