Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 271 · 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? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
2. 2.📄 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
3. 3.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
4. 4.📄 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
5. 5.📄 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
6. 6.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) starting with a sure one
7. 7.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) moving on when stuck (c) watching others write (d) ignoring instructions
8. 8.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
9. 9.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or read the whole paper? (a) check your answers (b) read the whole paper
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) planning time per part (c) answering extra parts (d) starting with a sure one
11. 11.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
14. 14.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to look clever (b) to finish early (c) to bank sure marks (d) to skip the rest
15. 15.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) noting the marks (c) reading every question (d) answering extra parts
16. 16.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
18. 18.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) noting the marks (d) planning time per part
19. 19.📄 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
20. 20.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer all six (b) skip the section (c) answer two (d) choose only four
21. 21.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) circling key words (c) reading every question (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
22. 22.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) watching others write (c) ignoring instructions (d) noting the marks
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) ignoring instructions (c) moving on when stuck (d) noting the marks
24. 24.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) circling key words (c) noting the marks (d) watching others write
25. 25.📄 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
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) reading every question (d) noting the marks
27. 27.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.📄 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
29. 29.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) write more pages (b) finish early (c) answer what is asked (d) skip reading
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) reading every question (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
31. 31.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) writing without reading (c) answering extra parts (d) starting with a sure one
32. 32.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) circling key words (c) watching others write (d) panicking at a hard Q
34. 34.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) reasons and how
35. 35.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) stare at it for ages (b) leave the hall (c) give up the paper (d) move on, come back
36. 36.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
37. 37.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
38. 38.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to copy answers (b) to look busy (c) to finish faster (d) to plan your time

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