Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 136 · 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) planning time per part (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) moving on when stuck
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) noting the marks (c) starting with a sure one (d) planning time per part
3. 3.📄 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
4. 4.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
5. 5.📄 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
6. 6.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
7. 7.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
8. 8.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
9. 9.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) answering extra parts (c) moving on when stuck (d) noting the marks
10. 10.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) circling key words (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) writing without reading
11. 11.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) reading every question (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
13. 13.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
14. 14.📄 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
15. 15.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer all six (b) choose only four (c) skip the section (d) answer two
17. 17.📄 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
18. 18.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) answer what is asked (b) write more pages (c) skip reading (d) finish early
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) writing without reading (d) starting with a sure one
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) noting the marks (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) planning time per part
21. 21.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
22. 22.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) watching others write (c) planning time per part (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
23. 23.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
24. 24.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) ignoring instructions (d) writing without reading
25. 25.📄 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
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) noting the marks (c) circling key words (d) planning time per part
27. 27.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
28. 28.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
30. 30.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
31. 31.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) ignoring instructions (c) watching others write (d) writing without reading
33. 33.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
34. 34.📄 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
35. 35.📄 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
36. 36.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) ignoring instructions (d) writing without reading
37. 37.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) reading every question (c) ignoring instructions (d) noting the marks
38. 38.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) starting with a sure one (c) circling key words (d) moving on when stuck
39. 39.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) watching others write (c) starting with a sure one (d) writing without reading
40. 40.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False

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