Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 145 · 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: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
3. 3.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to look busy (b) to copy answers (c) to finish faster (d) to plan your time
4. 4.🔑 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
5. 5.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
6. 6.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
7. 7.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) moving on when stuck (d) answering extra parts
8. 8.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or read the instructions? (a) check your answers (b) read the instructions
9. 9.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) planning time per part (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) watching others write
10. 10.📄 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
11. 11.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) starting with a sure one (c) planning time per part (d) reading every question
12. 12.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) skip the section (b) answer all six (c) answer two (d) choose only four
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) ignoring instructions (c) moving on when stuck (d) writing without reading
14. 14.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
16. 16.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.📄 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
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) answering extra parts (c) circling key words (d) reading every question
19. 19.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) planning time per part (c) writing without reading (d) circling key words
21. 21.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
22. 22.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) give up the paper (b) move on, come back (c) leave the hall (d) stare at it for ages
23. 23.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) noting the marks (c) planning time per part (d) starting with a sure one
25. 25.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
27. 27.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) circling key words (c) writing without reading (d) noting the marks
28. 28.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) reading every question (c) starting with a sure one (d) moving on when stuck
29. 29.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
30. 30.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
31. 31.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: answer known ones first or try the harder ones? (a) answer known ones first (b) try the harder ones
32. 32.📄 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
33. 33.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
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.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or answer known ones first? (a) read the instructions (b) answer known ones first
36. 36.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or mark the easy questions? (a) check your answers (b) mark the easy questions
37. 37.📄 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
38. 38.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
39. 39.📄 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
40. 40.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) reading every question (d) writing without reading

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