Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 989 · 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.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to bank sure marks (b) to skip the rest (c) to look clever (d) to finish early
2. 2.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) reasons and how
3. 3.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or read the instructions? (a) check your answers (b) read the instructions
4. 4.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) watching others write (c) moving on when stuck (d) writing without reading
6. 6.📄 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
7. 7.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) reasons and how
8. 8.📄 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
9. 9.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) planning time per part (c) moving on when stuck (d) answering extra parts
11. 11.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) noting the marks (c) circling key words (d) watching others write
12. 12.📄 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
13. 13.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) write more pages (b) answer what is asked (c) finish early (d) skip reading
14. 14.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
15. 15.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) writing without reading (c) planning time per part (d) panicking at a hard Q
16. 16.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
17. 17.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
19. 19.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or answer known ones first? (a) read the whole paper (b) answer known ones first
20. 20.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) noting the marks (d) reading every question
22. 22.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) starting with a sure one (d) noting the marks
23. 23.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer two (b) choose only four (c) answer all six (d) skip the section
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) reading every question (c) moving on when stuck (d) planning time per part
25. 25.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) noting the marks (c) moving on when stuck (d) ignoring instructions
26. 26.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
27. 27.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
28. 28.📄 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
29. 29.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
30. 30.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) answering extra parts (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) reading every question
31. 31.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) watching others write (c) circling key words (d) writing without reading
32. 32.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or check your answers? (a) read the whole paper (b) check your answers
33. 33.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
34. 34.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
35. 35.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to copy answers (b) to look busy (c) to finish faster (d) to plan your time
36. 36.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) starting with a sure one (c) planning time per part (d) panicking at a hard Q
37. 37.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) planning time per part (c) noting the marks (d) moving on when stuck
39. 39.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) noting the marks (d) planning time per part

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