Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 980 · 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.📄 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
2. 2.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.📄 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
5. 5.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
6. 6.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) write more pages (b) finish early (c) skip reading (d) answer what is asked
7. 7.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to bank sure marks (b) to skip the rest (c) to finish early (d) to look clever
8. 8.📄 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
9. 9.📄 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
10. 10.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer all six (b) choose only four (c) answer two (d) skip the section
11. 11.📄 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
12. 12.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) writing without reading (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) circling key words
14. 14.📄 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
15. 15.📄 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
16. 16.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
17. 17.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
18. 18.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) noting the marks (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) reading every question
19. 19.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
20. 20.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
21. 21.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
22. 22.📄 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
23. 23.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) ignoring instructions (c) writing without reading (d) answering extra parts
24. 24.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
25. 25.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) ignoring instructions (c) circling key words (d) reading every question
27. 27.🔑 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
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) ignoring instructions (c) planning time per part (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) writing without reading (c) ignoring instructions (d) panicking at a hard Q
30. 30.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
31. 31.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) moving on when stuck (d) answering extra parts
32. 32.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) answering extra parts (c) planning time per part (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
33. 33.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or try the harder ones? (a) read the instructions (b) try the harder ones
34. 34.📄 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
35. 35.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) moving on when stuck (c) watching others write (d) circling key words
37. 37.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) noting the marks (c) answering extra parts (d) starting with a sure one
38. 38.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) reading every question (c) writing without reading (d) watching others write

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