Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

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

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