Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 833 · 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.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) move on, come back (b) leave the hall (c) stare at it for ages (d) give up the paper
2. 2.📄 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
3. 3.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) noting the marks (c) circling key words (d) answering extra parts
4. 4.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
5. 5.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to look clever (b) to finish early (c) to bank sure marks (d) to skip the rest
6. 6.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) circling key words (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) panicking at a hard Q
8. 8.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
10. 10.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) moving on when stuck (c) watching others write (d) reading every question
12. 12.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.📄 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
14. 14.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) watching others write (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
16. 16.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
17. 17.📄 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
18. 18.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) ignoring instructions (c) watching others write (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
19. 19.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to finish faster (b) to look busy (c) to copy answers (d) to plan your time
20. 20.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
21. 21.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) watching others write (c) ignoring instructions (d) writing without reading
23. 23.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or read the whole paper? (a) read the instructions (b) read the whole paper
24. 24.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
25. 25.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
26. 26.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
27. 27.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
28. 28.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
29. 29.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) skip reading (b) answer what is asked (c) finish early (d) write more pages
30. 30.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) answering extra parts (d) writing without reading
31. 31.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) noting the marks (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) planning time per part
33. 33.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) reasons and how
34. 34.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or read the whole paper? (a) mark the easy questions (b) read the whole paper
35. 35.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) writing without reading (c) noting the marks (d) planning time per part
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) circling key words (c) moving on when stuck (d) planning time per part
37. 37.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) reading every question (c) answering extra parts (d) ignoring instructions
38. 38.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
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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