Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 593 · 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) moving on when stuck (b) reading every question (c) ignoring instructions (d) noting the marks
2. 2.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to plan your time (b) to finish faster (c) to copy answers (d) to look busy
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) noting the marks (d) planning time per part
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) ignoring instructions (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) writing without reading
5. 5.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) watching others write (c) noting the marks (d) writing without reading
6. 6.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
7. 7.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
8. 8.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to finish early (b) to look clever (c) to bank sure marks (d) to skip the rest
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) noting the marks (c) reading every question (d) planning time per part
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) ignoring instructions (c) writing without reading (d) moving on when stuck
11. 11.🔑 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
12. 12.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
13. 13.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) give up the paper (c) stare at it for ages (d) move on, come back
14. 14.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
15. 15.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) watching others write (d) starting with a sure one
16. 16.📄 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
17. 17.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) write more pages (b) finish early (c) answer what is asked (d) skip reading
18. 18.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (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: check your answers or try the harder ones? (a) check your answers (b) try the harder ones
20. 20.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
21. 21.📄 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
22. 22.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
23. 23.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
24. 24.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) circling key words (d) reading every question
25. 25.📄 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
26. 26.📄 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
27. 27.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) circling key words (c) watching others write (d) moving on when stuck
28. 28.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) answering extra parts (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) watching others write
29. 29.📄 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
30. 30.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
31. 31.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) circling key words (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) noting the marks
32. 32.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) circling key words (c) reading every question (d) writing without reading
33. 33.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) watching others write (c) ignoring instructions (d) circling key words
36. 36.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
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.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) reasons and how
39. 39.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) writing without reading (c) ignoring instructions (d) watching others write
40. 40.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) skip the section (b) answer all six (c) choose only four (d) answer two

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