Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 743 · 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.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) reasons and how
2. 2.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or read the instructions? (a) check your answers (b) read the instructions
3. 3.📄 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
4. 4.📄 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
5. 5.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) planning time per part (c) answering extra parts (d) ignoring instructions
7. 7.📄 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
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) starting with a sure one (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) writing without reading
9. 9.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) noting the marks (c) planning time per part (d) starting with a sure one
10. 10.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
11. 11.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) answering extra parts (c) circling key words (d) moving on when stuck
13. 13.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) skip reading (b) finish early (c) answer what is asked (d) write more pages
14. 14.📄 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
15. 15.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
16. 16.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) starting with a sure one (c) reading every question (d) ignoring instructions
17. 17.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
18. 18.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
19. 19.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to look clever (b) to bank sure marks (c) to skip the rest (d) to finish early
20. 20.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) noting the marks (c) moving on when stuck (d) reading every question
22. 22.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
23. 23.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: answer known ones first or mark the easy questions? (a) answer known ones first (b) mark the easy questions
24. 24.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
26. 26.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) reading every question (d) circling key words
28. 28.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) planning time per part (c) starting with a sure one (d) ignoring instructions
30. 30.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) moving on when stuck (c) writing without reading (d) ignoring instructions
31. 31.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) writing without reading (c) starting with a sure one (d) moving on when stuck
33. 33.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
34. 34.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) choose only four (b) answer all six (c) skip the section (d) answer two
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) watching others write (c) planning time per part (d) starting with a sure one
36. 36.🔑 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
37. 37.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) planning time per part (c) answering extra parts (d) moving on when stuck
38. 38.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or try the harder ones? (a) read the instructions (b) try the harder ones
39. 39.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) give up the paper (b) leave the hall (c) move on, come back (d) stare at it for ages
40. 40.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) watching others write (c) answering extra parts (d) writing without reading

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