Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 961 · 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.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) noting the marks (c) watching others write (d) starting with a sure one
3. 3.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) reasons and how
5. 5.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: answer known ones first or read the instructions? (a) answer known ones first (b) read the instructions
7. 7.📄 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
8. 8.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
9. 9.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) reading every question (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) starting with a sure one
10. 10.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) stuck on Q1 for ages
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) reading every question (c) noting the marks (d) answering extra parts
12. 12.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to finish faster (b) to plan your time (c) to look busy (d) to copy answers
13. 13.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) planning time per part (c) ignoring instructions (d) moving on when stuck
15. 15.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) ignoring instructions (d) starting with a sure one
16. 16.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
18. 18.📄 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
19. 19.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or answer known ones first? (a) read the instructions (b) answer known ones first
20. 20.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or mark the easy questions? (a) read the whole paper (b) mark the easy questions
22. 22.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
23. 23.📄 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
24. 24.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
25. 25.📄 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
26. 26.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) short points
27. 27.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) noting the marks (c) ignoring instructions (d) answering extra parts
28. 28.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
29. 29.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.📄 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
31. 31.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) ignoring instructions (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) planning time per part
32. 32.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
33. 33.📄 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
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) starting with a sure one (c) moving on when stuck (d) writing without reading
35. 35.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) noting the marks (d) writing without reading
37. 37.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to look clever (b) to bank sure marks (c) to skip the rest (d) to finish early
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) planning time per part (c) ignoring instructions (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
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.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) reasons and how

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