Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 845 · 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) stare at it for ages (b) give up the paper (c) leave the hall (d) move on, come back
2. 2.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to finish early (b) to bank sure marks (c) to look clever (d) to skip the rest
4. 4.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) starting with a sure one (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) planning time per part
5. 5.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
6. 6.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) answering extra parts (d) writing without reading
7. 7.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
9. 9.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) circling key words (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) ignoring instructions
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) ignoring instructions (c) reading every question (d) planning time per part
11. 11.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: answer known ones first or read the whole paper? (a) answer known ones first (b) read the whole paper
12. 12.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
13. 13.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) moving on when stuck (c) answering extra parts (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
14. 14.📄 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
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) reading every question (c) answering extra parts (d) planning time per part
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) planning time per part (c) circling key words (d) reading every question
17. 17.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or answer known ones first? (a) mark the easy questions (b) answer known ones first
18. 18.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
19. 19.📄 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
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) moving on when stuck (c) watching others write (d) planning time per part
21. 21.📄 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
22. 22.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or mark the easy questions? (a) check your answers (b) mark the easy questions
24. 24.📄 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
25. 25.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) ignoring instructions (c) reading every question (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
26. 26.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
27. 27.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
28. 28.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) answer what is asked (b) write more pages (c) skip reading (d) finish early
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) ignoring instructions (c) planning time per part (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
31. 31.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or check your answers? (a) read the instructions (b) check your answers
32. 32.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
33. 33.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) answering extra parts (c) starting with a sure one (d) circling key words
34. 34.📄 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
35. 35.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
36. 36.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) watching others write (c) ignoring instructions (d) starting with a sure one
39. 39.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) noting the marks (c) watching others write (d) reading every question
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) noting the marks (d) reading every question

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