Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 997 · 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 read the whole paper before you start? (a) to finish faster (b) to plan your time (c) to look busy (d) to copy answers
2. 2.📄 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
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) answering extra parts (c) ignoring instructions (d) moving on when stuck
4. 4.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) reading every question (c) circling key words (d) moving on when stuck
5. 5.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
6. 6.📄 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
7. 7.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
8. 8.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) planning time per part (c) ignoring instructions (d) circling key words
9. 9.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
12. 12.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to bank sure marks (b) to look clever (c) to skip the rest (d) to finish early
13. 13.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) skip reading (b) finish early (c) write more pages (d) answer what is asked
14. 14.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔑 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
16. 16.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
17. 17.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
18. 18.🔑 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
19. 19.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) give up the paper (b) move on, come back (c) leave the hall (d) stare at it for ages
20. 20.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
21. 21.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) answering extra parts (c) planning time per part (d) panicking at a hard Q
22. 22.📄 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
23. 23.📄 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
24. 24.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
26. 26.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) watching others write (c) starting with a sure one (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) answering extra parts (c) writing without reading (d) circling key words
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) reading every question (c) moving on when stuck (d) starting with a sure one
29. 29.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) watching others write (c) circling key words (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
30. 30.📄 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
31. 31.📄 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
32. 32.📄 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
33. 33.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
34. 34.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer two (b) skip the section (c) choose only four (d) answer all six
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) planning time per part (c) answering extra parts (d) watching others write
36. 36.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
37. 37.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.📄 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
40. 40.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False

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