Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 194 · 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.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) finish early (b) skip reading (c) write more pages (d) answer what is asked
2. 2.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or read the whole paper? (a) check your answers (b) read the whole paper
3. 3.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) planning time per part (c) ignoring instructions (d) watching others write
5. 5.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer all six (b) answer two (c) skip the section (d) choose only four
6. 6.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to finish early (b) to look clever (c) to skip the rest (d) to bank sure marks
7. 7.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or answer known ones first? (a) read the whole paper (b) answer known ones first
8. 8.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or read the whole paper? (a) mark the easy questions (b) read the whole paper
10. 10.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
11. 11.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.📄 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
13. 13.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) moving on when stuck (c) ignoring instructions (d) planning time per part
15. 15.🔑 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
16. 16.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) reading every question (d) writing without reading
18. 18.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
19. 19.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
20. 20.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
21. 21.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) give up the paper (c) stare at it for ages (d) move on, come back
22. 22.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) starting with a sure one (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) moving on when stuck
24. 24.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) writing without reading (c) reading every question (d) watching others write
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) noting the marks (c) answering extra parts (d) circling key words
27. 27.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) ignoring instructions (c) planning time per part (d) starting with a sure one
28. 28.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) writing without reading (c) circling key words (d) watching others write
29. 29.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
31. 31.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
32. 32.📄 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
33. 33.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
34. 34.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) planning time per part (c) circling key words (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
36. 36.📄 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
37. 37.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) moving on when stuck (c) reading every question (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
39. 39.📄 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
40. 40.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) starting with a sure one

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