Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 729 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) starting with a sure one (d) planning time per part
2. 2.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
3. 3.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
4. 4.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) answering extra parts (c) writing without reading (d) panicking at a hard Q
5. 5.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
6. 6.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) reading every question (c) noting the marks (d) panicking at a hard Q
8. 8.📄 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
9. 9.📄 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
10. 10.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
12. 12.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) reasons and how
13. 13.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) stare at it for ages (c) move on, come back (d) give up the paper
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) noting the marks (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) panicking at a hard Q
15. 15.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) skip reading (b) answer what is asked (c) finish early (d) write more pages
17. 17.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.📄 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
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) starting with a sure one (c) answering extra parts (d) planning time per part
20. 20.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
21. 21.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
22. 22.📄 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
23. 23.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) watching others write (c) moving on when stuck (d) ignoring instructions
24. 24.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) planning time per part (d) answering extra parts
25. 25.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) answering extra parts (c) starting with a sure one (d) planning time per part
26. 26.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) noting the marks (c) watching others write (d) moving on when stuck
27. 27.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) reasons and how
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) noting the marks (c) moving on when stuck (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
29. 29.📄 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
30. 30.📄 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
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) watching others write (c) moving on when stuck (d) answering extra parts
32. 32.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) noting the marks (c) planning time per part (d) watching others write
35. 35.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
36. 36.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) choose only four (b) answer two (c) answer all six (d) skip the section
37. 37.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) reasons and how
38. 38.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or check your answers? (a) read the instructions (b) check your answers
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) writing without reading (c) starting with a sure one (d) reading every question
40. 40.📄 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

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