Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 286 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) starting with a sure one
2. 2.📄 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
3. 3.📄 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
4. 4.📄 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
5. 5.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
6. 6.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
7. 7.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) skip reading (b) finish early (c) write more pages (d) answer what is asked
8. 8.📄 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
9. 9.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) writing without reading (c) starting with a sure one (d) noting the marks
10. 10.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) planning time per part (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) circling key words
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) starting with a sure one (c) reading every question (d) panicking at a hard Q
12. 12.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) skip the section (b) choose only four (c) answer all six (d) answer two
13. 13.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) noting the marks (c) planning time per part (d) answering extra parts
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) noting the marks (c) circling key words (d) planning time per part
18. 18.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
19. 19.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
20. 20.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or check your answers? (a) read the whole paper (b) check your answers
21. 21.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or mark the easy questions? (a) read the instructions (b) mark the easy questions
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) circling key words (d) writing without reading
23. 23.📄 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
24. 24.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) answering extra parts (d) writing without reading
26. 26.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
27. 27.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) ignoring instructions (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) moving on when stuck
28. 28.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) planning time per part (d) ignoring instructions
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) reading every question (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
30. 30.📄 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
31. 31.📄 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
32. 32.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
33. 33.📄 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
34. 34.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to finish faster (b) to look busy (c) to plan your time (d) to copy answers
35. 35.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
36. 36.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) reading every question
37. 37.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) reading every question (c) starting with a sure one (d) watching others write
38. 38.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
39. 39.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
40. 40.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True

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