Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 802 · 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: writing without reading? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
2. 2.📄 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
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) writing without reading (c) watching others write (d) ignoring instructions
4. 4.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
5. 5.📄 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
6. 6.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) reasons and how
7. 7.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
9. 9.📄 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
10. 10.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) short points
11. 11.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
12. 12.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) writing without reading (c) starting with a sure one (d) answering extra parts
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) moving on when stuck (c) answering extra parts (d) planning time per part
14. 14.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
15. 15.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) move on, come back (b) give up the paper (c) leave the hall (d) stare at it for ages
16. 16.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) planning time per part (d) panicking at a hard Q
17. 17.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) watching others write (c) circling key words (d) answering extra parts
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) ignoring instructions (c) noting the marks (d) reading every question
19. 19.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔑 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
21. 21.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) circling key words (c) watching others write (d) noting the marks
22. 22.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) reading every question (c) circling key words (d) planning time per part
24. 24.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to look clever (b) to bank sure marks (c) to finish early (d) to skip the rest
25. 25.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: answer known ones first or mark the easy questions? (a) answer known ones first (b) mark the easy questions
26. 26.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to copy answers (b) to plan your time (c) to finish faster (d) to look busy
27. 27.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.📄 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
30. 30.📄 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
31. 31.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
32. 32.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) skip reading (b) finish early (c) write more pages (d) answer what is asked
34. 34.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
35. 35.📄 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
36. 36.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) answering extra parts (c) noting the marks (d) writing without reading
40. 40.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or mark the easy questions? (a) read the instructions (b) mark the easy questions

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