Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 615 · 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: starting with a sure one? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
2. 2.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) ignoring instructions (c) noting the marks (d) watching others write
3. 3.📄 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
4. 4.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) starting with a sure one (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) moving on when stuck
5. 5.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or check your answers? (a) read the whole paper (b) check your answers
6. 6.📄 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
7. 7.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) circling key words (d) panicking at a hard Q
9. 9.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to finish early (b) to skip the rest (c) to bank sure marks (d) to look clever
11. 11.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
12. 12.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
13. 13.🔑 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
14. 14.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
15. 15.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) noting the marks (c) reading every question (d) starting with a sure one
16. 16.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) skip the section (b) answer all six (c) choose only four (d) answer two
17. 17.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) answering extra parts (d) writing without reading
18. 18.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) reading every question (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) watching others write
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) ignoring instructions (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) reading every question
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) moving on when stuck (c) noting the marks (d) planning time per part
21. 21.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
22. 22.📄 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
23. 23.📄 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
24. 24.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) give up the paper (b) leave the hall (c) move on, come back (d) stare at it for ages
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) writing without reading (c) noting the marks (d) planning time per part
26. 26.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) skip reading (b) answer what is asked (c) write more pages (d) finish early
27. 27.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
28. 28.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
30. 30.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) reading every question (c) answering extra parts (d) planning time per part
31. 31.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
32. 32.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) starting with a sure one (c) reading every question (d) noting the marks
34. 34.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to look busy (b) to plan your time (c) to finish faster (d) to copy answers
36. 36.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
37. 37.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
38. 38.🔑 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
39. 39.📄 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
40. 40.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) short points

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