Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 828 · 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.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.📄 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
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) circling key words (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) planning time per part
4. 4.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) noting the marks (c) reading every question (d) starting with a sure one
5. 5.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) writing without reading (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) watching others write
7. 7.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) reading every question (c) ignoring instructions (d) answering extra parts
9. 9.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) starting with a sure one (c) circling key words (d) writing without reading
13. 13.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
14. 14.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
15. 15.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) write more pages (b) answer what is asked (c) finish early (d) skip reading
16. 16.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) reading every question (c) circling key words (d) answering extra parts
18. 18.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) short points
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) ignoring instructions (c) circling key words (d) panicking at a hard Q
21. 21.📄 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
22. 22.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) noting the marks (c) planning time per part (d) watching others write
24. 24.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
25. 25.📄 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
26. 26.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to look clever (b) to skip the rest (c) to finish early (d) to bank sure marks
27. 27.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to look busy (b) to finish faster (c) to copy answers (d) to plan your time
28. 28.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
29. 29.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) watching others write (c) writing without reading (d) answering extra parts
30. 30.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) short points
31. 31.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) writing without reading (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) planning time per part
32. 32.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: try the harder ones or read the instructions? (a) try the harder ones (b) read the instructions
33. 33.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
34. 34.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: answer known ones first or check your answers? (a) answer known ones first (b) check your answers
36. 36.📄 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
37. 37.📄 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
38. 38.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
39. 39.📄 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
40. 40.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) planning time per part (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) moving on when stuck

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