Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 109 · 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.🔑 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
2. 2.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) moving on when stuck (c) ignoring instructions (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
3. 3.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.📄 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
5. 5.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or check your answers? (a) read the instructions (b) check your answers
6. 6.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.📄 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
8. 8.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer all six (b) choose only four (c) answer two (d) skip the section
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) planning time per part (c) reading every question (d) writing without reading
10. 10.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
11. 11.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to finish faster (b) to copy answers (c) to look busy (d) to plan your time
12. 12.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) writing without reading (c) ignoring instructions (d) planning time per part
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) ignoring instructions (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) planning time per part
14. 14.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) move on, come back (c) give up the paper (d) stare at it for ages
15. 15.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) ignoring instructions (c) starting with a sure one (d) moving on when stuck
16. 16.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
19. 19.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) reading every question (c) watching others write (d) circling key words
20. 20.📄 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
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) circling key words (c) answering extra parts (d) starting with a sure one
22. 22.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) noting the marks (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) answering extra parts
23. 23.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) answering extra parts (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) ignoring instructions
25. 25.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
26. 26.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) starting with a sure one (c) planning time per part (d) noting the marks
27. 27.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
29. 29.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or read the instructions? (a) read the whole paper (b) read the instructions
30. 30.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) writing without reading (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) starting with a sure one
33. 33.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
35. 35.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or answer known ones first? (a) check your answers (b) answer known ones first
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) reading every question (c) writing without reading (d) panicking at a hard Q
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) answering extra parts (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) ignoring instructions (c) reading every question (d) planning time per part
39. 39.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
40. 40.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) write more pages (b) skip reading (c) finish early (d) answer what is asked

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