Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 821 · 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.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) answer what is asked (b) skip reading (c) write more pages (d) finish early
2. 2.📄 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
3. 3.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
4. 4.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) answering extra parts (c) starting with a sure one (d) reading every question
6. 6.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) reading every question (d) noting the marks
7. 7.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.📄 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
9. 9.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
10. 10.📄 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
11. 11.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) reasons and how
12. 12.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) writing without reading
13. 13.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
14. 14.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to look busy (b) to plan your time (c) to finish faster (d) to copy answers
15. 15.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or check your answers? (a) read the instructions (b) check your answers
16. 16.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) starting with a sure one (c) noting the marks (d) ignoring instructions
17. 17.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
19. 19.📄 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
20. 20.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.📄 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
22. 22.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) reasons and how
23. 23.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) noting the marks (c) starting with a sure one (d) watching others write
25. 25.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
26. 26.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
27. 27.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) ignoring instructions (c) moving on when stuck (d) panicking at a hard Q
28. 28.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) noting the marks (c) circling key words (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
29. 29.📄 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
30. 30.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
31. 31.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
32. 32.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to bank sure marks (b) to finish early (c) to look clever (d) to skip the rest
33. 33.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or answer known ones first? (a) read the whole paper (b) answer known ones first
34. 34.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) planning time per part (c) noting the marks (d) watching others write
35. 35.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) writing without reading (c) circling key words (d) noting the marks
36. 36.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
37. 37.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.📄 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
39. 39.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) moving on when stuck (c) watching others write (d) writing without reading

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