Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 670 · 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 answer the questions you know first? (a) to look clever (b) to finish early (c) to skip the rest (d) to bank sure marks
2. 2.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
3. 3.📄 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
4. 4.📄 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
5. 5.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer all six (b) answer two (c) skip the section (d) choose only four
6. 6.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) answering extra parts (c) writing without reading (d) ignoring instructions
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) noting the marks (c) planning time per part (d) answering extra parts
8. 8.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
11. 11.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) ignoring instructions (d) reading every question
12. 12.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
13. 13.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) finish early (b) answer what is asked (c) skip reading (d) write more pages
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) ignoring instructions (c) reading every question (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
15. 15.📄 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
16. 16.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
17. 17.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) planning time per part (c) starting with a sure one (d) moving on when stuck
19. 19.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: answer known ones first or read the whole paper? (a) answer known ones first (b) read the whole paper
20. 20.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) ignoring instructions (d) circling key words
22. 22.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
23. 23.📄 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
24. 24.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
25. 25.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.📄 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
27. 27.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
28. 28.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) noting the marks (d) writing without reading
30. 30.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to look busy (b) to plan your time (c) to copy answers (d) to finish faster
31. 31.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) writing without reading (d) planning time per part
32. 32.📄 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
33. 33.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
34. 34.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) watching others write (c) circling key words (d) reading every question
36. 36.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
37. 37.📄 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
38. 38.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) writing without reading (c) noting the marks (d) circling key words
39. 39.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: answer known ones first or read the instructions? (a) answer known ones first (b) read the instructions
40. 40.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True

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