Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 762 · 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) starting with a sure one (b) reading every question (c) circling key words (d) ignoring instructions
2. 2.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
3. 3.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or read the whole paper? (a) read the instructions (b) read the whole paper
4. 4.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) give up the paper (c) stare at it for ages (d) move on, come back
5. 5.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
6. 6.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
7. 7.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
8. 8.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
9. 9.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
10. 10.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) moving on when stuck (d) ignoring instructions
11. 11.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) answering extra parts (c) reading every question (d) starting with a sure one
13. 13.📄 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
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) moving on when stuck (c) writing without reading (d) planning time per part
15. 15.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) planning time per part (c) ignoring instructions (d) writing without reading
16. 16.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) watching others write (c) moving on when stuck (d) panicking at a hard Q
19. 19.📄 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
20. 20.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) circling key words (c) writing without reading (d) starting with a sure one
21. 21.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or read the whole paper? (a) mark the easy questions (b) read the whole paper
22. 22.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
23. 23.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or mark the easy questions? (a) check your answers (b) mark the easy questions
24. 24.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) short points
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) circling key words (c) watching others write (d) writing without reading
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) reading every question (d) writing without reading
27. 27.📄 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
28. 28.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.📄 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
30. 30.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) circling key words (c) reading every question (d) noting the marks
31. 31.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
32. 32.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to bank sure marks (b) to finish early (c) to skip the rest (d) to look clever
33. 33.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or check your answers? (a) read the whole paper (b) check your answers
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) reading every question (c) noting the marks (d) panicking at a hard Q
37. 37.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) answer what is asked (b) finish early (c) skip reading (d) write more pages
38. 38.📄 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
39. 39.🔑 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) short points (d) reasons and how
40. 40.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or answer known ones first? (a) read the instructions (b) answer known ones first

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