Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 668 · 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.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to copy answers (b) to plan your time (c) to finish faster (d) to look busy
2. 2.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) reading every question (d) moving on when stuck
4. 4.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
5. 5.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or check your answers? (a) mark the easy questions (b) check your answers
6. 6.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) watching others write (c) answering extra parts (d) reading every question
7. 7.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
8. 8.📄 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
9. 9.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
10. 10.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
11. 11.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) skip reading (b) write more pages (c) answer what is asked (d) finish early
13. 13.📄 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
14. 14.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
15. 15.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
16. 16.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) reading every question (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) moving on when stuck
17. 17.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) choose only four (b) skip the section (c) answer all six (d) answer two
18. 18.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or try the harder ones? (a) check your answers (b) try the harder ones
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) ignoring instructions (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) circling key words
20. 20.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) watching others write (c) ignoring instructions (d) answering extra parts
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) starting with a sure one (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) writing without reading
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) planning time per part (c) moving on when stuck (d) noting the marks
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) watching others write (d) ignoring instructions
25. 25.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) writing without reading (c) starting with a sure one (d) watching others write
26. 26.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to finish early (b) to skip the rest (c) to look clever (d) to bank sure marks
27. 27.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or read the instructions? (a) check your answers (b) read the instructions
28. 28.📄 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
29. 29.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
30. 30.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
31. 31.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
33. 33.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) writing without reading (c) ignoring instructions (d) moving on when stuck
35. 35.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
36. 36.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) moving on when stuck (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) ignoring instructions

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