Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 122 · 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: “List three uses of water.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
3. 3.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) choose only four (b) skip the section (c) answer all six (d) answer two
5. 5.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
6. 6.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
7. 7.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.📄 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
9. 9.📄 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
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) moving on when stuck (d) ignoring instructions
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) moving on when stuck (c) reading every question (d) circling key words
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) watching others write (c) reading every question (d) ignoring instructions
13. 13.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to finish early (b) to look clever (c) to skip the rest (d) to bank sure marks
14. 14.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
17. 17.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) skip reading (b) answer what is asked (c) finish early (d) write more pages
18. 18.📄 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
19. 19.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
20. 20.📄 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
21. 21.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
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: “List three uses of water.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
25. 25.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or mark the easy questions? (a) read the instructions (b) mark the easy questions
26. 26.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) answering extra parts (c) moving on when stuck (d) planning time per part
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) answering extra parts (c) starting with a sure one (d) writing without reading
28. 28.📄 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
29. 29.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) circling key words (d) writing without reading
31. 31.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or try the harder ones? (a) read the instructions (b) try the harder ones
32. 32.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) noting the marks (c) circling key words (d) planning time per part
33. 33.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) starting with a sure one (c) moving on when stuck (d) circling key words
34. 34.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) reasons and how
35. 35.📄 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
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) planning time per part (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) reading every question
37. 37.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
38. 38.📄 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
39. 39.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start

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