Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 745 · 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 of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) circling key words (c) answering extra parts (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
2. 2.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) watching others write (c) reading every question (d) ignoring instructions
3. 3.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) answering extra parts
4. 4.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to finish early (b) to look clever (c) to bank sure marks (d) to skip the rest
5. 5.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
6. 6.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) give up the paper (b) move on, come back (c) stare at it for ages (d) leave the hall
7. 7.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
8. 8.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or try the harder ones? (a) mark the easy questions (b) try the harder ones
9. 9.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
10. 10.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
11. 11.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) finish early (b) write more pages (c) skip reading (d) answer what is asked
12. 12.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
13. 13.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) watching others write (c) writing without reading (d) answering extra parts
14. 14.📄 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
15. 15.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
17. 17.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or read the instructions? (a) check your answers (b) read the instructions
18. 18.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
20. 20.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) ignoring instructions (c) moving on when stuck (d) answering extra parts
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) moving on when stuck (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) ignoring instructions
22. 22.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.📄 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
24. 24.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or mark the easy questions? (a) read the whole paper (b) mark the easy questions
27. 27.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) noting the marks (c) ignoring instructions (d) writing without reading
29. 29.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) watching others write (c) moving on when stuck (d) noting the marks
30. 30.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) short points
31. 31.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
32. 32.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) writing without reading (c) reading every question (d) starting with a sure one
33. 33.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to finish faster (b) to copy answers (c) to look busy (d) to plan your time
34. 34.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) moving on when stuck (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) noting the marks
36. 36.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
37. 37.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) answering extra parts (c) writing without reading (d) panicking at a hard Q
38. 38.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer all six (b) answer two (c) skip the section (d) choose only four
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) circling key words (c) moving on when stuck (d) panicking at a hard Q
40. 40.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how

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