Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 107 · 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.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
3. 3.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) reading every question (c) planning time per part (d) circling key words
5. 5.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to plan your time (b) to copy answers (c) to finish faster (d) to look busy
6. 6.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer all six (b) answer two (c) choose only four (d) skip the section
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) reading every question (d) starting with a sure one
8. 8.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) answer what is asked (b) skip reading (c) finish early (d) write more pages
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) planning time per part (c) starting with a sure one (d) ignoring instructions
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) planning time per part (c) circling key words (d) reading every question
11. 11.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
12. 12.📄 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
13. 13.📄 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
14. 14.🔑 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) reasons and how (d) short points
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) writing without reading (c) planning time per part (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) noting the marks (c) watching others write (d) starting with a sure one
17. 17.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) starting with a sure one (c) answering extra parts (d) planning time per part
18. 18.📄 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
19. 19.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
21. 21.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) ignoring instructions (c) answering extra parts (d) panicking at a hard Q
22. 22.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) writing without reading (c) circling key words (d) ignoring instructions
23. 23.🔑 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
24. 24.📄 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
25. 25.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
26. 26.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
27. 27.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) writing without reading (d) planning time per part
28. 28.📄 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
29. 29.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to look clever (b) to skip the rest (c) to bank sure marks (d) to finish early
30. 30.📄 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
31. 31.🔑 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
32. 32.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
33. 33.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
34. 34.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or read the instructions? (a) check your answers (b) read the instructions
36. 36.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
39. 39.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) planning time per part (d) noting the marks
40. 40.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False

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