Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 74 · 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: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.📄 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
3. 3.📄 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
4. 4.📄 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
5. 5.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to look busy (b) to plan your time (c) to finish faster (d) to copy answers
7. 7.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) moving on when stuck (c) ignoring instructions (d) writing without reading
9. 9.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
10. 10.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) ignoring instructions (c) watching others write (d) planning time per part
11. 11.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) reading every question (c) moving on when stuck (d) circling key words
13. 13.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
14. 14.📄 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
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.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
17. 17.📄 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
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) planning time per part (d) writing without reading
19. 19.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
20. 20.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) answering extra parts (c) circling key words (d) noting the marks
22. 22.📄 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
23. 23.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
24. 24.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
25. 25.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) reading every question (d) writing without reading
28. 28.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) starting with a sure one (c) ignoring instructions (d) circling key words
29. 29.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
30. 30.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) short points
31. 31.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) noting the marks (c) ignoring instructions (d) writing without reading
32. 32.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) finish early (b) answer what is asked (c) write more pages (d) skip reading
33. 33.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) writing without reading (d) circling key words
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) ignoring instructions (c) watching others write (d) panicking at a hard Q
36. 36.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) ignoring instructions (c) moving on when stuck (d) writing without reading
38. 38.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
39. 39.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
40. 40.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start

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