Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 188 · 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.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
2. 2.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) reading every question (d) watching others write
4. 4.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
6. 6.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
7. 7.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
8. 8.🔑 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
9. 9.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) skip the section (b) answer two (c) answer all six (d) choose only four
11. 11.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
12. 12.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to plan your time (b) to look busy (c) to finish faster (d) to copy answers
13. 13.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) answering extra parts (c) watching others write (d) moving on when stuck
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) answering extra parts (c) planning time per part (d) ignoring instructions
15. 15.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) reasons and how
16. 16.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) moving on when stuck (c) planning time per part (d) answering extra parts
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) writing without reading (c) reading every question (d) answering extra parts
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) circling key words (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) planning time per part
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) noting the marks (c) ignoring instructions (d) moving on when stuck
20. 20.📄 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
21. 21.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) skip reading (b) answer what is asked (c) finish early (d) write more pages
22. 22.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to skip the rest (b) to bank sure marks (c) to finish early (d) to look clever
23. 23.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: try the harder ones or read the whole paper? (a) try the harder ones (b) read the whole paper
24. 24.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: answer known ones first or read the whole paper? (a) answer known ones first (b) read the whole paper
25. 25.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) starting with a sure one (c) writing without reading (d) circling key words
26. 26.📄 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
27. 27.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) planning time per part (c) answering extra parts (d) circling key words
29. 29.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) noting the marks (c) watching others write (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
30. 30.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
31. 31.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) give up the paper (c) move on, come back (d) stare at it for ages
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? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
34. 34.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) answering extra parts (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) ignoring instructions
35. 35.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or try the harder ones? (a) read the whole paper (b) try the harder ones
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) planning time per part (d) starting with a sure one
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) circling key words (d) answering extra parts
38. 38.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
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.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True

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