Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 77 · 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) ignoring instructions (b) reading every question (c) starting with a sure one (d) planning time per part
2. 2.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
3. 3.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
4. 4.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.📄 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
6. 6.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
7. 7.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) planning time per part (c) starting with a sure one (d) reading every question
8. 8.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) circling key words (c) watching others write (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
9. 9.📄 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
10. 10.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
11. 11.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
12. 12.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to finish early (b) to bank sure marks (c) to look clever (d) to skip the rest
13. 13.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (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.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
16. 16.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) noting the marks (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) circling key words
18. 18.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
20. 20.🔑 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
21. 21.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) give up the paper (b) leave the hall (c) stare at it for ages (d) move on, come back
23. 23.📄 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
24. 24.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) noting the marks (c) answering extra parts (d) moving on when stuck
26. 26.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.📄 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
28. 28.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
29. 29.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) finish early (b) answer what is asked (c) write more pages (d) skip reading
30. 30.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
31. 31.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) noting the marks (d) reading every question
33. 33.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer two (b) skip the section (c) answer all six (d) choose only four
34. 34.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) moving on when stuck (c) circling key words (d) ignoring instructions
35. 35.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) watching others write (c) writing without reading (d) reading every question
36. 36.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) planning time per part (c) watching others write (d) starting with a sure one
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) planning time per part (c) answering extra parts (d) panicking at a hard Q
39. 39.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) moving on when stuck (c) starting with a sure one (d) answering extra parts

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