Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 636 · 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: try the harder ones or answer known ones first? (a) try the harder ones (b) answer known ones first
2. 2.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
3. 3.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) move on, come back (b) stare at it for ages (c) give up the paper (d) leave the hall
5. 5.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
7. 7.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
8. 8.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) answer what is asked (b) write more pages (c) finish early (d) skip reading
9. 9.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
10. 10.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) ignoring instructions (c) watching others write (d) circling key words
11. 11.📄 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
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) writing without reading (c) reading every question (d) watching others write
13. 13.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) circling key words (c) noting the marks (d) ignoring instructions
14. 14.📄 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
15. 15.📄 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
16. 16.📄 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
17. 17.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
18. 18.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
19. 19.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
20. 20.📄 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
21. 21.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
22. 22.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) short points
23. 23.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: answer known ones first or check your answers? (a) answer known ones first (b) check your answers
24. 24.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) ignoring instructions (d) moving on when stuck
26. 26.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
27. 27.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) answering extra parts (c) moving on when stuck (d) reading every question
28. 28.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) planning time per part (d) writing without reading
29. 29.📄 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
30. 30.📄 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
31. 31.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
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.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
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.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
36. 36.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) ignoring instructions (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
37. 37.📄 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
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) answering extra parts (c) planning time per part (d) starting with a sure one
39. 39.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: answer known ones first or mark the easy questions? (a) answer known ones first (b) mark the easy questions
40. 40.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start

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