Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 876 · 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.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
2. 2.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to bank sure marks (b) to look clever (c) to skip the rest (d) to finish early
3. 3.📄 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
4. 4.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
5. 5.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) circling key words (c) watching others write (d) panicking at a hard Q
6. 6.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
9. 9.📄 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
10. 10.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) planning time per part (c) starting with a sure one (d) ignoring instructions
11. 11.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) starting with a sure one (c) watching others write (d) moving on when stuck
13. 13.📄 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
14. 14.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) starting with a sure one (c) reading every question (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
16. 16.📄 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
17. 17.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) noting the marks (c) planning time per part (d) panicking at a hard Q
18. 18.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) answering extra parts (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
20. 20.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or read the whole paper? (a) check your answers (b) read the whole paper
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) moving on when stuck (c) noting the marks (d) answering extra parts
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) ignoring instructions (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) noting the marks
23. 23.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
24. 24.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) watching others write (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) ignoring instructions
26. 26.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) reading every question (c) starting with a sure one (d) moving on when stuck
28. 28.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) move on, come back (c) stare at it for ages (d) give up the paper
29. 29.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) writing without reading (c) moving on when stuck (d) watching others write
30. 30.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or answer known ones first? (a) read the whole paper (b) answer known ones first
31. 31.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) ignoring instructions (c) writing without reading (d) answering extra parts
33. 33.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
34. 34.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
35. 35.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
36. 36.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
37. 37.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) watching others write (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) planning time per part
38. 38.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
39. 39.📄 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
40. 40.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) answering extra parts (d) starting with a sure one

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