Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 706 · 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.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) noting the marks (c) starting with a sure one (d) reading every question
3. 3.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) writing without reading (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) ignoring instructions
5. 5.📄 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
6. 6.📄 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
7. 7.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) ignoring instructions (c) reading every question (d) answering extra parts
9. 9.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) planning time per part (c) noting the marks (d) ignoring instructions
11. 11.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) skip the section (b) answer all six (c) answer two (d) choose only four
12. 12.📄 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
13. 13.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) noting the marks (c) answering extra parts (d) planning time per part
15. 15.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: answer known ones first or check your answers? (a) answer known ones first (b) check your answers
16. 16.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
18. 18.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) writing without reading (d) noting the marks
20. 20.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to plan your time (b) to copy answers (c) to look busy (d) to finish faster
21. 21.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) move on, come back (c) stare at it for ages (d) give up the paper
22. 22.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
23. 23.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) moving on when stuck (c) reading every question (d) starting with a sure one
24. 24.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or read the instructions? (a) read the whole paper (b) read the instructions
25. 25.📄 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
26. 26.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) reading every question (c) circling key words (d) noting the marks
27. 27.📄 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
28. 28.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
29. 29.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) watching others write (d) starting with a sure one
31. 31.📄 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
32. 32.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
34. 34.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) skip reading (b) answer what is asked (c) finish early (d) write more pages
35. 35.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
38. 38.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) starting with a sure one (c) circling key words (d) writing without reading
39. 39.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
40. 40.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start

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