Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 924 · 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.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to bank sure marks (b) to skip the rest (c) to look clever (d) to finish early
2. 2.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
3. 3.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) answering extra parts (c) writing without reading (d) circling key words
7. 7.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) moving on when stuck (d) writing without reading
8. 8.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to copy answers (b) to look busy (c) to plan your time (d) to finish faster
9. 9.📄 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
10. 10.📄 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
11. 11.📄 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
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) starting with a sure one (d) circling key words
13. 13.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
14. 14.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
15. 15.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) give up the paper (b) move on, come back (c) stare at it for ages (d) leave the hall
16. 16.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
17. 17.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) writing without reading (d) watching others write
19. 19.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) starting with a sure one (c) circling key words (d) noting the marks
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) writing without reading (c) circling key words (d) noting the marks
21. 21.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
23. 23.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
24. 24.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
25. 25.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
26. 26.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) watching others write (c) writing without reading (d) planning time per part
27. 27.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) answering extra parts (c) planning time per part (d) circling key words
28. 28.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) watching others write (c) answering extra parts (d) starting with a sure one
30. 30.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
32. 32.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or check your answers? (a) read the whole paper (b) check your answers
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) circling key words (c) answering extra parts (d) reading every question
34. 34.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) skip the section (b) answer two (c) choose only four (d) answer all six
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) writing without reading (c) noting the marks (d) watching others write
36. 36.📄 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
37. 37.📄 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
38. 38.📄 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
39. 39.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) skip reading (b) finish early (c) write more pages (d) answer what is asked
40. 40.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True

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