Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 135 · 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 poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) reading every question (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) noting the marks
2. 2.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.📄 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
4. 4.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: answer known ones first or mark the easy questions? (a) answer known ones first (b) mark the easy questions
5. 5.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to plan your time (b) to finish faster (c) to copy answers (d) to look busy
7. 7.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) starting with a sure one (c) circling key words (d) reading every question
9. 9.🔑 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
10. 10.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
12. 12.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) reading every question (c) moving on when stuck (d) panicking at a hard Q
14. 14.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) answering extra parts (c) moving on when stuck (d) reading every question
16. 16.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
17. 17.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) writing without reading (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) ignoring instructions
18. 18.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) writing without reading (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) starting with a sure one
19. 19.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) ignoring instructions (d) noting the marks
22. 22.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) circling key words (c) planning time per part (d) answering extra parts
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) moving on when stuck (c) planning time per part (d) watching others write
25. 25.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) moving on when stuck (c) writing without reading (d) ignoring instructions
26. 26.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) give up the paper (b) stare at it for ages (c) move on, come back (d) leave the hall
27. 27.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.📄 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
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) starting with a sure one (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) answering extra parts
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) noting the marks (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) watching others write
31. 31.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) write more pages (b) finish early (c) skip reading (d) answer what is asked
32. 32.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
33. 33.📄 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
34. 34.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or try the harder ones? (a) mark the easy questions (b) try the harder ones
35. 35.📄 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
36. 36.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) watching others write (c) circling key words (d) ignoring instructions
38. 38.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔑 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
40. 40.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) how they differ or match

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