Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 133 · 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) circling key words (b) writing without reading (c) answering extra parts (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
2. 2.📄 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
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) noting the marks (c) reading every question (d) ignoring instructions
4. 4.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) writing without reading (c) ignoring instructions (d) circling key words
8. 8.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
9. 9.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) moving on when stuck (c) answering extra parts (d) circling key words
10. 10.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) choose only four (b) skip the section (c) answer two (d) answer all six
11. 11.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
12. 12.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
14. 14.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
15. 15.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) finish early (b) write more pages (c) answer what is asked (d) skip reading
16. 16.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) reading every question (c) circling key words (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
18. 18.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or read the instructions? (a) mark the easy questions (b) read the instructions
19. 19.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
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) moving on when stuck (b) circling key words (c) reading every question (d) writing without reading
22. 22.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
23. 23.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) give up the paper (b) stare at it for ages (c) leave the hall (d) move on, come back
26. 26.📄 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
27. 27.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to copy answers (b) to finish faster (c) to look busy (d) to plan your time
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) answering extra parts (d) reading every question
31. 31.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
32. 32.📄 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
33. 33.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) planning time per part (c) starting with a sure one (d) noting the marks
34. 34.📄 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
35. 35.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) starting with a sure one (c) answering extra parts (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
36. 36.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) reasons and how
37. 37.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
38. 38.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
39. 39.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start

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