Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 998 · 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: watching others write? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
2. 2.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) reading every question (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) noting the marks
3. 3.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or read the whole paper? (a) check your answers (b) read the whole paper
4. 4.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to skip the rest (b) to look clever (c) to bank sure marks (d) to finish early
5. 5.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) watching others write
8. 8.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
9. 9.📄 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
10. 10.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) answering extra parts (c) ignoring instructions (d) reading every question
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) planning time per part (c) starting with a sure one (d) writing without reading
13. 13.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) circling key words (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) answering extra parts
15. 15.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) ignoring instructions (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) moving on when stuck
16. 16.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
17. 17.📄 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
18. 18.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer two (b) skip the section (c) choose only four (d) answer all six
19. 19.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) circling key words (c) noting the marks (d) watching others write
20. 20.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to plan your time (b) to finish faster (c) to copy answers (d) to look busy
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) ignoring instructions (d) noting the marks
22. 22.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
23. 23.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or read the whole paper? (a) mark the easy questions (b) read the whole paper
25. 25.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
27. 27.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) reading every question (c) watching others write (d) moving on when stuck
29. 29.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.📄 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
31. 31.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: answer known ones first or mark the easy questions? (a) answer known ones first (b) mark the easy questions
32. 32.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or read the instructions? (a) check your answers (b) read the instructions
33. 33.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) noting the marks (c) circling key words (d) moving on when stuck
34. 34.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: answer known ones first or check your answers? (a) answer known ones first (b) check your answers
35. 35.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
36. 36.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) planning time per part (d) ignoring instructions
37. 37.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) writing without reading (c) ignoring instructions (d) circling key words
38. 38.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
40. 40.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) answer what is asked (b) finish early (c) write more pages (d) skip reading

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