Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 208 · 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: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) choose only four (b) skip the section (c) answer all six (d) answer two
3. 3.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) writing without reading (c) circling key words (d) ignoring instructions
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) ignoring instructions (d) panicking at a hard Q
5. 5.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
7. 7.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) writing without reading (c) noting the marks (d) planning time per part
8. 8.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: answer known ones first or mark the easy questions? (a) answer known ones first (b) mark the easy questions
9. 9.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
10. 10.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) finish early (b) write more pages (c) skip reading (d) answer what is asked
11. 11.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) short points
12. 12.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
13. 13.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) reading every question (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) writing without reading
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) moving on when stuck (c) watching others write (d) panicking at a hard Q
15. 15.📄 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
16. 16.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
17. 17.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) planning time per part (c) moving on when stuck (d) starting with a sure one
18. 18.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
19. 19.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: try the harder ones or mark the easy questions? (a) try the harder ones (b) mark the easy questions
20. 20.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or check your answers? (a) read the instructions (b) check your answers
21. 21.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) planning time per part (c) noting the marks (d) panicking at a hard Q
23. 23.📄 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
24. 24.📄 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
25. 25.📄 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
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) noting the marks
27. 27.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
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.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or read the instructions? (a) check your answers (b) read the instructions
31. 31.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
32. 32.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
33. 33.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
35. 35.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
36. 36.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
37. 37.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to bank sure marks (b) to skip the rest (c) to look clever (d) to finish early
38. 38.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) writing without reading (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) moving on when stuck

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