Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 767 · 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.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) move on, come back (b) stare at it for ages (c) leave the hall (d) give up the paper
2. 2.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
3. 3.📄 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
4. 4.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (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.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) reading every question
9. 9.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) planning time per part (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) writing without reading
10. 10.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or read the instructions? (a) check your answers (b) read the instructions
11. 11.📄 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
12. 12.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.📄 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
14. 14.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: try the harder ones or read the instructions? (a) try the harder ones (b) read the instructions
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) answering extra parts (c) ignoring instructions (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) noting the marks (d) answering extra parts
17. 17.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) write more pages (b) answer what is asked (c) skip reading (d) finish early
18. 18.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) answering extra parts (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) circling key words
19. 19.📄 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
20. 20.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
21. 21.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
22. 22.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
23. 23.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
24. 24.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
25. 25.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) choose only four (b) skip the section (c) answer all six (d) answer two
26. 26.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) moving on when stuck (c) planning time per part (d) ignoring instructions
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) watching others write (c) reading every question (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
29. 29.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) answering extra parts (c) circling key words (d) moving on when stuck
30. 30.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or try the harder ones? (a) read the whole paper (b) try the harder ones
31. 31.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
32. 32.📄 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
33. 33.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) noting the marks (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
34. 34.📄 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
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) reading every question (d) starting with a sure one
36. 36.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) answering extra parts (c) moving on when stuck (d) circling key words
38. 38.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
39. 39.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
40. 40.📄 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

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