Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 656 · 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.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) skip the section (b) choose only four (c) answer all six (d) answer two
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) writing without reading (c) circling key words (d) watching others write
3. 3.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) stare at it for ages (b) move on, come back (c) give up the paper (d) leave the hall
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) answering extra parts (c) planning time per part (d) ignoring instructions
5. 5.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
6. 6.📄 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
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) moving on when stuck (c) ignoring instructions (d) circling key words
8. 8.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
9. 9.📄 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
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) watching others write (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) ignoring instructions
11. 11.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
13. 13.📄 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
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) writing without reading (c) starting with a sure one (d) panicking at a hard Q
15. 15.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) ignoring instructions (c) reading every question (d) answering extra parts
16. 16.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) moving on when stuck (d) writing without reading
18. 18.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) circling key words (d) starting with a sure one
19. 19.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) starting with a sure one (c) moving on when stuck (d) answering extra parts
20. 20.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
22. 22.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
23. 23.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) write more pages (b) answer what is asked (c) skip reading (d) finish early
24. 24.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) noting the marks (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) writing without reading
25. 25.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
27. 27.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
28. 28.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.📄 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
30. 30.📄 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
31. 31.📄 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
32. 32.📄 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
33. 33.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
34. 34.📄 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
35. 35.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
36. 36.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
37. 37.📄 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
38. 38.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
39. 39.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
40. 40.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) moving on when stuck (c) watching others write (d) planning time per part

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