Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 917 · 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: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
3. 3.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) answering extra parts (c) noting the marks (d) reading every question
4. 4.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
5. 5.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) ignoring instructions (c) circling key words (d) starting with a sure one
6. 6.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer all six (b) skip the section (c) choose only four (d) answer two
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) reading every question (c) noting the marks (d) circling key words
8. 8.📄 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
9. 9.📄 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
10. 10.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) watching others write (c) ignoring instructions (d) noting the marks
11. 11.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
12. 12.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
13. 13.📄 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
14. 14.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
15. 15.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to look clever (b) to skip the rest (c) to bank sure marks (d) to finish early
16. 16.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) skip reading (b) write more pages (c) answer what is asked (d) finish early
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) circling key words (c) answering extra parts (d) noting the marks
18. 18.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) noting the marks (d) starting with a sure one
19. 19.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) planning time per part (c) noting the marks (d) watching others write
23. 23.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
24. 24.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
25. 25.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) circling key words (d) planning time per part
26. 26.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
27. 27.📄 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
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) starting with a sure one (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
29. 29.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) starting with a sure one (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) writing without reading
30. 30.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
31. 31.📄 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
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) writing without reading (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) panicking at a hard Q
33. 33.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) answering extra parts (c) writing without reading (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
35. 35.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or check your answers? (a) read the instructions (b) check your answers
38. 38.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
40. 40.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) watching others write (c) planning time per part (d) panicking at a hard Q

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