Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 831 · 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 read the whole paper before you start? (a) to plan your time (b) to look busy (c) to copy answers (d) to finish faster
2. 2.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) reading every question (c) watching others write (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) circling key words (c) starting with a sure one (d) answering extra parts
4. 4.📄 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
5. 5.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
6. 6.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) planning time per part (c) reading every question (d) watching others write
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) noting the marks (c) writing without reading (d) starting with a sure one
9. 9.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) answer what is asked (b) write more pages (c) finish early (d) skip reading
10. 10.📄 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
11. 11.📄 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
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) moving on when stuck (c) circling key words (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
13. 13.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) watching others write (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) moving on when stuck
15. 15.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) starting with a sure one (c) noting the marks (d) circling key words
16. 16.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
17. 17.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
18. 18.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
19. 19.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
20. 20.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
21. 21.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) ignoring instructions (c) planning time per part (d) watching others write
23. 23.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) stare at it for ages (c) move on, come back (d) give up the paper
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) watching others write (d) noting the marks
25. 25.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.📄 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
27. 27.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
28. 28.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to finish early (b) to look clever (c) to bank sure marks (d) to skip the rest
29. 29.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) moving on when stuck (c) noting the marks (d) ignoring instructions
30. 30.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
31. 31.📄 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
32. 32.📄 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
33. 33.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.📄 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
35. 35.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) moving on when stuck (c) circling key words (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
36. 36.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) ignoring instructions (c) starting with a sure one (d) panicking at a hard Q
37. 37.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) answering extra parts (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) moving on when stuck
39. 39.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True

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