Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 90 · 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? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) ignoring instructions (d) noting the marks
3. 3.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) noting the marks (c) starting with a sure one (d) planning time per part
4. 4.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
5. 5.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) planning time per part (c) noting the marks (d) ignoring instructions
6. 6.📄 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
7. 7.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) circling key words (c) writing without reading (d) starting with a sure one
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) answering extra parts (c) planning time per part (d) starting with a sure one
9. 9.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
10. 10.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
11. 11.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) moving on when stuck (d) circling key words
13. 13.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.📄 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
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) moving on when stuck (c) noting the marks (d) starting with a sure one
16. 16.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
17. 17.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
18. 18.📄 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
19. 19.📄 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
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.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
22. 22.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) circling key words
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) answering extra parts (c) watching others write (d) ignoring instructions
25. 25.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
26. 26.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
27. 27.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) ignoring instructions (c) noting the marks (d) watching others write
28. 28.📄 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
29. 29.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) planning time per part (c) noting the marks (d) reading every question
30. 30.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or read the instructions? (a) check your answers (b) read the instructions
31. 31.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to finish faster (b) to copy answers (c) to look busy (d) to plan your time
32. 32.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) ignoring instructions (c) answering extra parts (d) starting with a sure one
34. 34.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) stare at it for ages (b) leave the hall (c) give up the paper (d) move on, come back
35. 35.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or try the harder ones? (a) read the instructions (b) try the harder ones
36. 36.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to bank sure marks (b) to look clever (c) to finish early (d) to skip the rest
37. 37.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) starting with a sure one (c) planning time per part (d) ignoring instructions
39. 39.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False

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