Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 652 · 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: answer known ones first or mark the easy questions? (a) answer known ones first (b) mark the easy questions
2. 2.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) finish early (b) skip reading (c) write more pages (d) answer what is asked
3. 3.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) writing without reading (c) ignoring instructions (d) circling key words
4. 4.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
5. 5.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
6. 6.📄 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
7. 7.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
8. 8.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) short points
9. 9.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
10. 10.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
11. 11.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or try the harder ones? (a) read the instructions (b) try the harder ones
12. 12.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to skip the rest (b) to bank sure marks (c) to finish early (d) to look clever
14. 14.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) planning time per part (c) moving on when stuck (d) watching others write
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) reading every question (c) circling key words (d) ignoring instructions
16. 16.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
17. 17.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) noting the marks (c) writing without reading (d) planning time per part
18. 18.📄 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
19. 19.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) give up the paper (b) leave the hall (c) stare at it for ages (d) move on, come back
20. 20.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
21. 21.📄 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
22. 22.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
23. 23.📄 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
24. 24.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) reasons and how
25. 25.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) starting with a sure one (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) planning time per part
27. 27.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or try the harder ones? (a) mark the easy questions (b) try the harder ones
28. 28.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to finish faster (b) to copy answers (c) to plan your time (d) to look busy
29. 29.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) noting the marks (c) planning time per part (d) panicking at a hard Q
32. 32.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) moving on when stuck (c) noting the marks (d) answering extra parts
34. 34.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
35. 35.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or read the whole paper? (a) check your answers (b) read the whole paper
36. 36.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) answering extra parts (c) planning time per part (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
37. 37.📄 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
38. 38.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
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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