Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 229 · 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.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) planning time per part (c) reading every question (d) ignoring instructions
2. 2.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
3. 3.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to finish faster (b) to look busy (c) to plan your time (d) to copy answers
5. 5.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
6. 6.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) planning time per part (c) watching others write (d) answering extra parts
8. 8.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to bank sure marks (b) to finish early (c) to look clever (d) to skip the rest
9. 9.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) reading every question (c) watching others write (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
10. 10.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.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) stuck on Q1 for ages
12. 12.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) stare at it for ages (b) give up the paper (c) leave the hall (d) move on, come back
13. 13.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) reasons and how
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) watching others write (d) answering extra parts
16. 16.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) moving on when stuck (c) planning time per part (d) ignoring instructions
19. 19.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) starting with a sure one (c) ignoring instructions (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
21. 21.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) reading every question (c) starting with a sure one (d) answering extra parts
23. 23.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) writing without reading (c) noting the marks (d) circling key words
25. 25.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
26. 26.📄 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
27. 27.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) starting with a sure one (c) watching others write (d) reading every question
29. 29.📄 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
30. 30.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) ignoring instructions (c) writing without reading (d) moving on when stuck
31. 31.📄 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
32. 32.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
33. 33.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
34. 34.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) skip reading (b) finish early (c) answer what is asked (d) write more pages
35. 35.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) planning time per part (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) circling key words
37. 37.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) writing without reading (c) starting with a sure one (d) answering extra parts
38. 38.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
40. 40.📄 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

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