Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 138 · 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.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) starting with a sure one (c) ignoring instructions (d) noting the marks
3. 3.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to finish early (b) to skip the rest (c) to look clever (d) to bank sure marks
4. 4.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) noting the marks (c) ignoring instructions (d) reading every question
5. 5.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) circling key words (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) moving on when stuck
7. 7.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) watching others write (c) writing without reading (d) moving on when stuck
9. 9.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer all six (b) choose only four (c) answer two (d) skip the section
10. 10.📄 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
11. 11.📄 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
12. 12.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) writing without reading (c) noting the marks (d) ignoring instructions
14. 14.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) watching others write (c) ignoring instructions (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
15. 15.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
16. 16.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
17. 17.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to look busy (b) to plan your time (c) to copy answers (d) to finish faster
18. 18.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) writing without reading (c) ignoring instructions (d) answering extra parts
20. 20.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) planning time per part (c) reading every question (d) moving on when stuck
21. 21.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
23. 23.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
24. 24.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) stare at it for ages (c) give up the paper (d) move on, come back
26. 26.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
27. 27.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
29. 29.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
30. 30.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
31. 31.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.📄 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
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) starting with a sure one (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) moving on when stuck
34. 34.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or read the instructions? (a) read the whole paper (b) read the instructions
35. 35.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.📄 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
37. 37.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
38. 38.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
39. 39.📄 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
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) moving on when stuck (c) noting the marks (d) answering extra parts

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