Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 257 · 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.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
2. 2.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
3. 3.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
5. 5.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) circling key words (c) starting with a sure one (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
7. 7.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) noting the marks (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) panicking at a hard Q
9. 9.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
10. 10.📄 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
11. 11.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or try the harder ones? (a) read the whole paper (b) try the harder ones
12. 12.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer two (b) skip the section (c) answer all six (d) choose only four
13. 13.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) starting with a sure one (c) answering extra parts (d) watching others write
14. 14.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) circling key words (c) starting with a sure one (d) answering extra parts
16. 16.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
17. 17.📄 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
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) planning time per part (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) noting the marks
19. 19.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to look busy (b) to plan your time (c) to finish faster (d) to copy answers
20. 20.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) watching others write (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) answering extra parts
22. 22.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) skip reading (b) finish early (c) answer what is asked (d) write more pages
23. 23.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
24. 24.📄 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
25. 25.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
26. 26.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
27. 27.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) starting with a sure one (c) planning time per part (d) circling key words
28. 28.📄 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
29. 29.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: try the harder ones or read the whole paper? (a) try the harder ones (b) read the whole paper
30. 30.📄 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
31. 31.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) answering extra parts (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) writing without reading
32. 32.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) circling key words (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) writing without reading
33. 33.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
35. 35.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) short points
36. 36.📄 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
37. 37.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
38. 38.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) planning time per part (c) watching others write (d) moving on when stuck
40. 40.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False

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