Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 987 · 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: try the harder ones or check your answers? (a) try the harder ones (b) check your answers
2. 2.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
3. 3.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) watching others write (c) writing without reading (d) ignoring instructions
5. 5.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
6. 6.📄 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
7. 7.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
8. 8.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to plan your time (b) to copy answers (c) to look busy (d) to finish faster
9. 9.📄 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
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) circling key words (c) moving on when stuck (d) writing without reading
11. 11.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
12. 12.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) ignoring instructions (c) reading every question (d) starting with a sure one
14. 14.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) starting with a sure one (c) ignoring instructions (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
16. 16.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
18. 18.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) starting with a sure one (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) planning time per part
20. 20.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) finish early (b) write more pages (c) answer what is asked (d) skip reading
21. 21.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
22. 22.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
23. 23.📄 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
24. 24.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
25. 25.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
26. 26.📄 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
27. 27.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) moving on when stuck (c) watching others write (d) writing without reading
29. 29.🔑 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
30. 30.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
31. 31.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) watching others write (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
33. 33.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) ignoring instructions (c) answering extra parts (d) reading every question
35. 35.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
37. 37.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.📄 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
39. 39.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (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) noting the marks (b) reading every question (c) writing without reading (d) planning time per part

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