Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 148 · 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.📄 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
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.📄 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
4. 4.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) answering extra parts (c) planning time per part (d) reading every question
5. 5.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) reasons and how
6. 6.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to skip the rest (b) to look clever (c) to bank sure marks (d) to finish early
7. 7.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
8. 8.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) moving on when stuck (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) noting the marks
9. 9.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
10. 10.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
11. 11.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) answer what is asked (b) finish early (c) write more pages (d) skip reading
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) moving on when stuck (c) planning time per part (d) noting the marks
13. 13.📄 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
14. 14.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
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.📄 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
17. 17.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) answering extra parts (c) reading every question (d) noting the marks
19. 19.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) planning time per part (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) ignoring instructions
21. 21.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) give up the paper (b) leave the hall (c) stare at it for ages (d) move on, come back
23. 23.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
24. 24.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
25. 25.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) reading every question (d) writing without reading
27. 27.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) answering extra parts (c) ignoring instructions (d) planning time per part
28. 28.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or try the harder ones? (a) read the instructions (b) try the harder ones
29. 29.📄 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
30. 30.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) answering extra parts (c) watching others write (d) noting the marks
32. 32.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or mark the easy questions? (a) read the whole paper (b) mark the easy questions
33. 33.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.📄 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
35. 35.📄 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
36. 36.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) starting with a sure one (c) watching others write (d) reading every question
37. 37.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
38. 38.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) noting the marks (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) writing without reading
39. 39.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True

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