Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

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

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