Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 827 · 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.📄 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
2. 2.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
3. 3.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
4. 4.📄 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
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) starting with a sure one (c) writing without reading (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
6. 6.📄 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
7. 7.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
8. 8.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or try the harder ones? (a) read the instructions (b) try the harder ones
9. 9.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) choose only four (b) answer two (c) skip the section (d) answer all six
10. 10.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) give up the paper (c) stare at it for ages (d) move on, come back
11. 11.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
12. 12.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.📄 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
14. 14.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) reading every question (c) watching others write (d) moving on when stuck
16. 16.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
17. 17.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) planning time per part (c) circling key words (d) reading every question
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) noting the marks (c) watching others write (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) moving on when stuck (c) planning time per part (d) noting the marks
21. 21.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
22. 22.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.📄 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
24. 24.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) moving on when stuck (c) circling key words (d) planning time per part
25. 25.🔑 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
26. 26.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to look busy (b) to copy answers (c) to finish faster (d) to plan your time
27. 27.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
28. 28.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or read the instructions? (a) check your answers (b) read the instructions
29. 29.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) reading every question (c) watching others write (d) ignoring instructions
30. 30.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) watching others write (c) planning time per part (d) moving on when stuck
32. 32.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
33. 33.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) skip reading (b) write more pages (c) answer what is asked (d) finish early
34. 34.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
35. 35.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
36. 36.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) moving on when stuck (c) reading every question (d) writing without reading
37. 37.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or answer known ones first? (a) check your answers (b) answer known ones first
39. 39.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
40. 40.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) moving on when stuck (c) ignoring instructions (d) panicking at a hard Q

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