Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 245 · 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.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or try the harder ones? (a) mark the easy questions (b) try the harder ones
2. 2.🔑 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
3. 3.📄 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
4. 4.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) finish early (b) answer what is asked (c) skip reading (d) write more pages
5. 5.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) watching others write (c) starting with a sure one (d) circling key words
6. 6.📄 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
7. 7.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
8. 8.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or read the instructions? (a) mark the easy questions (b) read the instructions
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) writing without reading (c) ignoring instructions (d) noting the marks
10. 10.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) planning time per part (c) answering extra parts (d) noting the marks
11. 11.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
13. 13.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) moving on when stuck (c) answering extra parts (d) panicking at a hard Q
15. 15.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) ignoring instructions (c) reading every question (d) writing without reading
17. 17.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
18. 18.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
19. 19.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.📄 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
21. 21.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
22. 22.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
24. 24.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) ignoring instructions (c) reading every question (d) starting with a sure one
25. 25.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to copy answers (b) to plan your time (c) to finish faster (d) to look busy
26. 26.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer two (b) answer all six (c) skip the section (d) choose only four
27. 27.📄 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
28. 28.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) starting with a sure one
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) writing without reading (c) starting with a sure one (d) answering extra parts
30. 30.📄 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
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) watching others write (d) moving on when stuck
32. 32.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) reasons and how
33. 33.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
34. 34.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) starting with a sure one (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) circling key words
35. 35.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) reading every question
37. 37.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
38. 38.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) noting the marks (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) watching others write
39. 39.🔑 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
40. 40.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start

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