Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 893 · 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: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔍 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
3. 3.📄 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
4. 4.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
5. 5.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
6. 6.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
7. 7.📄 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
8. 8.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
9. 9.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or answer known ones first? (a) read the instructions (b) answer known ones first
10. 10.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to finish faster (b) to plan your time (c) to copy answers (d) to look busy
11. 11.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) answering extra parts (d) moving on when stuck
12. 12.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
15. 15.📄 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
16. 16.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
17. 17.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) moving on when stuck (d) planning time per part
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) ignoring instructions (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) writing without reading
19. 19.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) move on, come back (c) give up the paper (d) stare at it for ages
20. 20.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) noting the marks (c) starting with a sure one (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
22. 22.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
23. 23.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or read the instructions? (a) read the whole paper (b) read the instructions
24. 24.📄 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
25. 25.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
26. 26.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
27. 27.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.📄 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
29. 29.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
30. 30.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: try the harder ones or mark the easy questions? (a) try the harder ones (b) mark the easy questions
31. 31.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.📄 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
33. 33.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
34. 34.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
35. 35.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) starting with a sure one (c) moving on when stuck (d) writing without reading
36. 36.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) watching others write (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) panicking at a hard Q
38. 38.📄 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
39. 39.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.📄 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

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