Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 80 · 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.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
2. 2.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
3. 3.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) ignoring instructions (d) planning time per part
5. 5.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.📄 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
7. 7.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) watching others write (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) reading every question
8. 8.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) noting the marks (c) starting with a sure one (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
10. 10.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) writing without reading (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) answering extra parts
11. 11.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or check your answers? (a) mark the easy questions (b) check your answers
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) planning time per part (c) reading every question (d) answering extra parts
13. 13.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
14. 14.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to look clever (b) to skip the rest (c) to bank sure marks (d) to finish early
15. 15.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to copy answers (b) to finish faster (c) to look busy (d) to plan your time
16. 16.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
17. 17.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
19. 19.📄 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
20. 20.🔑 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
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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) reading every question (c) starting with a sure one (d) noting the marks
23. 23.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
24. 24.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) reading every question (c) writing without reading (d) noting the marks
25. 25.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
26. 26.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) give up the paper (b) move on, come back (c) leave the hall (d) stare at it for ages
27. 27.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
28. 28.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or read the instructions? (a) read the whole paper (b) read the instructions
30. 30.📄 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
31. 31.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or read the instructions? (a) mark the easy questions (b) read the instructions
32. 32.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
33. 33.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
34. 34.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: try the harder ones or mark the easy questions? (a) try the harder ones (b) mark the easy questions
35. 35.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
36. 36.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
37. 37.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) write more pages (b) skip reading (c) answer what is asked (d) finish early
40. 40.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start

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