Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 343 · 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.📄 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
2. 2.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) noting the marks (c) moving on when stuck (d) starting with a sure one
4. 4.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
5. 5.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) watching others write (c) writing without reading (d) noting the marks
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) planning time per part (c) reading every question (d) moving on when stuck
7. 7.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
8. 8.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
9. 9.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) answering extra parts (c) planning time per part (d) ignoring instructions
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) circling key words (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) panicking at a hard Q
11. 11.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
13. 13.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) moving on when stuck (c) answering extra parts (d) planning time per part
15. 15.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) circling key words (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) starting with a sure one
16. 16.📄 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
17. 17.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to look clever (b) to bank sure marks (c) to skip the rest (d) to finish early
18. 18.🔑 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
19. 19.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
21. 21.📄 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
22. 22.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) answering extra parts (c) reading every question (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
23. 23.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) answering extra parts (c) ignoring instructions (d) noting the marks
26. 26.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) writing without reading (c) watching others write (d) starting with a sure one
27. 27.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) give up the paper (b) move on, come back (c) stare at it for ages (d) leave the hall
28. 28.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
29. 29.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) finish early (b) skip reading (c) write more pages (d) answer what is asked
31. 31.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
32. 32.📄 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
33. 33.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
34. 34.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) reasons and how
35. 35.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) starting with a sure one (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) moving on when stuck
36. 36.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or check your answers? (a) mark the easy questions (b) check your answers
38. 38.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.📄 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
40. 40.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) starting with a sure one (c) noting the marks (d) planning time per part

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