Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 183 · 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: mark the easy questions or answer known ones first? (a) mark the easy questions (b) answer known ones first
2. 2.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
3. 3.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
6. 6.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
7. 7.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) watching others write (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) writing without reading
8. 8.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) writing without reading (c) circling key words (d) noting the marks
9. 9.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
10. 10.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
11. 11.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) noting the marks (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) starting with a sure one
13. 13.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) answering extra parts (c) writing without reading (d) circling key words
15. 15.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
16. 16.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to finish early (b) to bank sure marks (c) to skip the rest (d) to look clever
17. 17.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) short points
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) watching others write (c) reading every question (d) panicking at a hard Q
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) moving on when stuck (c) noting the marks (d) planning time per part
20. 20.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) noting the marks (c) starting with a sure one (d) moving on when stuck
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) planning time per part (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) moving on when stuck
22. 22.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or check your answers? (a) read the instructions (b) check your answers
23. 23.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) move on, come back (c) stare at it for ages (d) give up the paper
24. 24.🔑 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
25. 25.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
26. 26.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) planning time per part (c) writing without reading (d) circling key words
28. 28.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔑 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
30. 30.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to look busy (b) to finish faster (c) to copy answers (d) to plan your time
31. 31.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
32. 32.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
33. 33.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) planning time per part (c) answering extra parts (d) ignoring instructions
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) noting the marks (c) starting with a sure one (d) panicking at a hard Q
35. 35.📄 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
36. 36.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) watching others write (c) writing without reading (d) moving on when stuck
37. 37.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) reading every question (c) watching others write (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
38. 38.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) write more pages (b) finish early (c) skip reading (d) answer what is asked
39. 39.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False

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