Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 922 · 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.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) watching others write (c) noting the marks (d) writing without reading
2. 2.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
3. 3.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) reading every question (c) moving on when stuck (d) noting the marks
4. 4.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to bank sure marks (b) to finish early (c) to look clever (d) to skip the rest
5. 5.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) writing without reading (c) watching others write (d) planning time per part
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) circling key words (c) watching others write (d) starting with a sure one
8. 8.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.📄 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
10. 10.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
12. 12.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks for short points. (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.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer all six (b) skip the section (c) choose only four (d) answer two
16. 16.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) skip reading (b) finish early (c) write more pages (d) answer what is asked
17. 17.📄 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
18. 18.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
20. 20.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
21. 21.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
22. 22.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
23. 23.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) short points
24. 24.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
25. 25.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) planning time per part (c) circling key words (d) noting the marks
26. 26.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.📄 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
29. 29.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
30. 30.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
31. 31.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
32. 32.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
33. 33.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
34. 34.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or check your answers? (a) mark the easy questions (b) check your answers
35. 35.📄 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
36. 36.📄 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
37. 37.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) reading every question (d) noting the marks
39. 39.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.📄 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

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