Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 691 · 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.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
2. 2.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) noting the marks (c) ignoring instructions (d) answering extra parts
3. 3.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
4. 4.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
5. 5.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
6. 6.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) moving on when stuck (c) planning time per part (d) answering extra parts
7. 7.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
8. 8.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to look busy (b) to copy answers (c) to finish faster (d) to plan your time
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) watching others write (c) writing without reading (d) ignoring instructions
10. 10.📄 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
11. 11.📄 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
12. 12.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) skip the section (b) choose only four (c) answer two (d) answer all six
13. 13.🔑 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) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) reading every question (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) starting with a sure one
15. 15.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: try the harder ones or mark the easy questions? (a) try the harder ones (b) mark the easy questions
16. 16.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.📄 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
18. 18.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) starting with a sure one (c) planning time per part (d) noting the marks
19. 19.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
20. 20.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) answer what is asked (b) write more pages (c) skip reading (d) finish early
21. 21.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) noting the marks (c) moving on when stuck (d) ignoring instructions
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) how they differ or match (d) short points
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) answering extra parts (d) planning time per part
24. 24.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) writing without reading (d) answering extra parts
25. 25.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
26. 26.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) planning time per part (c) reading every question (d) circling key words
27. 27.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) moving on when stuck (c) reading every question (d) answering extra parts
29. 29.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or answer known ones first? (a) mark the easy questions (b) answer known ones first
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) ignoring instructions (d) circling key words
31. 31.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
32. 32.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) noting the marks (d) planning time per part
35. 35.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
36. 36.📄 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
37. 37.📄 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
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) moving on when stuck (c) watching others write (d) starting with a sure one
39. 39.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to look clever (b) to skip the rest (c) to bank sure marks (d) to finish early

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