Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 655 · 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 whole paper? (a) mark the easy questions (b) read the whole paper
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) reading every question (d) circling key words
3. 3.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) answer what is asked (b) finish early (c) write more pages (d) skip reading
4. 4.📄 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
5. 5.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) short points
6. 6.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or read the instructions? (a) check your answers (b) read the instructions
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) moving on when stuck (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) noting the marks
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) watching others write (c) starting with a sure one (d) panicking at a hard Q
9. 9.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or try the harder ones? (a) read the whole paper (b) try the harder ones
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) reading every question (d) writing without reading
12. 12.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) short points
13. 13.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to finish early (b) to bank sure marks (c) to skip the rest (d) to look clever
14. 14.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
15. 15.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
17. 17.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
18. 18.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
20. 20.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
21. 21.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
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.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) ignoring instructions (c) noting the marks (d) watching others write
24. 24.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) moving on when stuck (c) writing without reading (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
25. 25.📄 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
26. 26.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) starting with a sure one (c) planning time per part (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) noting the marks (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) panicking at a hard Q
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) moving on when stuck (c) circling key words (d) watching others write
29. 29.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) moving on when stuck (c) starting with a sure one (d) circling key words
30. 30.🔑 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
31. 31.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or check your answers? (a) read the instructions (b) check your answers
32. 32.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) starting with a sure one (c) ignoring instructions (d) reading every question
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) answering extra parts (c) moving on when stuck (d) planning time per part
35. 35.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
36. 36.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) planning time per part (c) moving on when stuck (d) circling key words
37. 37.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) ignoring instructions (d) planning time per part
38. 38.🔑 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
39. 39.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start

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