Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 117 · 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.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) ignoring instructions (d) reading every question
2. 2.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) planning time per part (c) noting the marks (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
3. 3.📄 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
4. 4.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
5. 5.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to copy answers (b) to plan your time (c) to look busy (d) to finish faster
6. 6.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
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.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
9. 9.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
10. 10.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or check your answers? (a) mark the easy questions (b) check your answers
11. 11.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) moving on when stuck (d) starting with a sure one
13. 13.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
16. 16.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
17. 17.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) watching others write (d) answering extra parts
19. 19.📄 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
20. 20.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: try the harder ones or read the instructions? (a) try the harder ones (b) read the instructions
21. 21.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
22. 22.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
23. 23.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
25. 25.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) answering extra parts (c) planning time per part (d) writing without reading
27. 27.📄 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
28. 28.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) writing without reading (c) planning time per part (d) ignoring instructions
29. 29.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer two (b) skip the section (c) answer all six (d) choose only four
30. 30.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) write more pages (b) skip reading (c) finish early (d) answer what is asked
31. 31.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
32. 32.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
33. 33.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) give up the paper (c) stare at it for ages (d) move on, come back
34. 34.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
36. 36.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) ignoring instructions (c) watching others write (d) answering extra parts
37. 37.📄 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
38. 38.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
39. 39.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) ignoring instructions (c) watching others write (d) panicking at a hard Q
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) reading every question (c) planning time per part (d) noting the marks

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