Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 628 · 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.📄 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
2. 2.🔑 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
3. 3.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
4. 4.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
5. 5.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) circling key words (c) writing without reading (d) starting with a sure one
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) ignoring instructions (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) circling key words
7. 7.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
8. 8.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or mark the easy questions? (a) read the instructions (b) mark the easy questions
9. 9.📄 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
10. 10.📄 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
11. 11.📄 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
12. 12.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) skip the section (b) answer two (c) choose only four (d) answer all six
13. 13.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
14. 14.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to bank sure marks (b) to finish early (c) to skip the rest (d) to look clever
17. 17.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
18. 18.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to finish faster (b) to copy answers (c) to look busy (d) to plan your time
19. 19.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) moving on when stuck (c) answering extra parts (d) noting the marks
20. 20.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) circling key words
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) ignoring instructions (c) circling key words (d) noting the marks
22. 22.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
23. 23.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.📄 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
25. 25.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) planning time per part (c) circling key words (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
27. 27.📄 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
28. 28.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
29. 29.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) give up the paper (b) move on, come back (c) leave the hall (d) stare at it for ages
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) answering extra parts (c) planning time per part (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
31. 31.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) answering extra parts (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) starting with a sure one
32. 32.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or answer known ones first? (a) read the whole paper (b) answer known ones first
33. 33.🔑 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
34. 34.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔑 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
36. 36.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) writing without reading (d) answering extra parts
37. 37.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: try the harder ones or read the whole paper? (a) try the harder ones (b) read the whole paper
38. 38.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) write more pages (b) answer what is asked (c) finish early (d) skip reading
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) moving on when stuck (c) noting the marks (d) writing without reading
40. 40.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False

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