Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 930 · 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) starting with a sure one (b) writing without reading (c) watching others write (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
2. 2.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
4. 4.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
5. 5.📄 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
6. 6.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
7. 7.📄 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
8. 8.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
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.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) watching others write (d) answering extra parts
12. 12.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to copy answers (b) to plan your time (c) to finish faster (d) to look busy
13. 13.📄 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
14. 14.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) answering extra parts (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
15. 15.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) short points
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) noting the marks (c) starting with a sure one (d) watching others write
17. 17.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
18. 18.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
19. 19.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) answering extra parts (c) starting with a sure one (d) moving on when stuck
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) planning time per part (d) reading every question
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) reading every question (c) writing without reading (d) noting the marks
22. 22.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) moving on when stuck (c) circling key words (d) answering extra parts
24. 24.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) skip reading (b) write more pages (c) answer what is asked (d) finish early
26. 26.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or read the instructions? (a) mark the easy questions (b) read the instructions
27. 27.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or try the harder ones? (a) mark the easy questions (b) try the harder ones
28. 28.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) noting the marks (c) planning time per part (d) writing without reading
29. 29.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
30. 30.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
31. 31.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to finish early (b) to bank sure marks (c) to look clever (d) to skip the rest
32. 32.📄 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
33. 33.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
34. 34.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.📄 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
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) answering extra parts (d) writing without reading
37. 37.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) moving on when stuck (c) ignoring instructions (d) noting the marks
38. 38.📄 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
39. 39.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
40. 40.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) moving on when stuck (c) circling key words (d) starting with a sure one

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