Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 966 · 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: writing without reading? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
2. 2.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
3. 3.📄 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
4. 4.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
6. 6.📄 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
7. 7.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) starting with a sure one (c) planning time per part (d) noting the marks
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) circling key words (d) starting with a sure one
9. 9.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
10. 10.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or answer known ones first? (a) mark the easy questions (b) answer known ones first
12. 12.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
13. 13.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
14. 14.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to finish faster (b) to look busy (c) to copy answers (d) to plan your time
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) starting with a sure one (d) answering extra parts
16. 16.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) moving on when stuck (c) noting the marks (d) circling key words
19. 19.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) skip reading (b) finish early (c) write more pages (d) answer what is asked
20. 20.🔑 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
21. 21.📄 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
22. 22.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) short points
23. 23.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
24. 24.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
26. 26.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or read the instructions? (a) check your answers (b) read the instructions
27. 27.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
28. 28.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) noting the marks (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) writing without reading
29. 29.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) skip the section (b) choose only four (c) answer two (d) answer all six
30. 30.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) give up the paper (c) move on, come back (d) stare at it for ages
31. 31.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) moving on when stuck (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) ignoring instructions
32. 32.📄 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
33. 33.📄 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
34. 34.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) writing without reading (c) reading every question (d) starting with a sure one
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) ignoring instructions (c) circling key words (d) watching others write
36. 36.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: try the harder ones or read the whole paper? (a) try the harder ones (b) read the whole paper
37. 37.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
38. 38.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) reading every question (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) writing without reading
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) reading every question (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) circling key words

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