Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 631 · 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 poor start (b) a smart start
2. 2.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) planning time per part (c) watching others write (d) moving on when stuck
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) ignoring instructions (d) noting the marks
4. 4.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) answering extra parts (c) starting with a sure one (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
5. 5.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
7. 7.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer all six (b) answer two (c) choose only four (d) skip the section
8. 8.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
9. 9.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to finish faster (b) to plan your time (c) to look busy (d) to copy answers
10. 10.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
11. 11.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) moving on when stuck (c) noting the marks (d) ignoring instructions
12. 12.📄 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
13. 13.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
15. 15.📄 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
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) answering extra parts (c) writing without reading (d) planning time per part
17. 17.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to skip the rest (b) to look clever (c) to finish early (d) to bank sure marks
18. 18.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) ignoring instructions (c) noting the marks (d) panicking at a hard Q
19. 19.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) circling key words (c) writing without reading (d) planning time per part
20. 20.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
21. 21.🔑 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
22. 22.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
23. 23.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (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) planning time per part (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) starting with a sure one
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) writing without reading (c) planning time per part (d) starting with a sure one
26. 26.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) circling key words (c) writing without reading (d) panicking at a hard Q
27. 27.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
28. 28.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or read the instructions? (a) read the whole paper (b) read the instructions
29. 29.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) noting the marks (c) watching others write (d) reading every question
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) starting with a sure one (c) answering extra parts (d) reading every question
32. 32.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or answer known ones first? (a) read the instructions (b) answer known ones first
33. 33.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) finish early (b) write more pages (c) answer what is asked (d) skip reading
34. 34.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) moving on when stuck (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) starting with a sure one
36. 36.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) moving on when stuck (c) watching others write (d) panicking at a hard Q
37. 37.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) move on, come back (b) stare at it for ages (c) leave the hall (d) give up the paper
38. 38.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
39. 39.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.📄 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

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