Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 230 · 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: moving on when stuck? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
2. 2.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer all six (b) choose only four (c) answer two (d) skip the section
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) starting with a sure one (c) noting the marks (d) reading every question
5. 5.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) move on, come back (b) stare at it for ages (c) leave the hall (d) give up the paper
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) watching others write (c) reading every question (d) writing without reading
7. 7.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: try the harder ones or read the instructions? (a) try the harder ones (b) read the instructions
8. 8.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
9. 9.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or read the whole paper? (a) read the instructions (b) read the whole paper
10. 10.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔑 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
12. 12.📄 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
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) moving on when stuck (c) planning time per part (d) circling key words
14. 14.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: answer known ones first or read the instructions? (a) answer known ones first (b) read the instructions
15. 15.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: try the harder ones or answer known ones first? (a) try the harder ones (b) answer known ones first
16. 16.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
17. 17.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) write more pages (b) skip reading (c) finish early (d) answer what is asked
18. 18.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
19. 19.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) watching others write (c) writing without reading (d) panicking at a hard Q
20. 20.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) circling key words (c) starting with a sure one (d) watching others write
22. 22.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to bank sure marks (b) to look clever (c) to skip the rest (d) to finish early
23. 23.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.📄 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
25. 25.📄 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
26. 26.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) answering extra parts (c) reading every question (d) watching others write
27. 27.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) circling key words (c) planning time per part (d) reading every question
28. 28.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to finish faster (b) to copy answers (c) to look busy (d) to plan your time
29. 29.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
31. 31.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
32. 32.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.📄 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
34. 34.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
35. 35.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
36. 36.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) writing without reading (c) noting the marks (d) moving on when stuck
37. 37.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) circling key words (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
38. 38.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
39. 39.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
40. 40.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how

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