Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 354 · 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: try the harder ones or read the whole paper? (a) try the harder ones (b) read the whole paper
2. 2.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) reasons and how
3. 3.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) starting with a sure one (c) watching others write (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
5. 5.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
8. 8.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
9. 9.📄 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
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) answering extra parts (c) noting the marks (d) panicking at a hard Q
11. 11.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
12. 12.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
13. 13.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) reasons and how
14. 14.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) watching others write (c) starting with a sure one (d) moving on when stuck
16. 16.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) writing without reading (d) reading every question
17. 17.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) answering extra parts (c) starting with a sure one (d) noting the marks
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) circling key words (c) moving on when stuck (d) starting with a sure one
19. 19.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) answering extra parts (c) starting with a sure one (d) panicking at a hard Q
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.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or answer known ones first? (a) mark the easy questions (b) answer known ones first
23. 23.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) stare at it for ages (b) give up the paper (c) leave the hall (d) move on, come back
25. 25.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to finish early (b) to look clever (c) to skip the rest (d) to bank sure marks
26. 26.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.📄 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
28. 28.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to plan your time (b) to finish faster (c) to look busy (d) to copy answers
29. 29.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
30. 30.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
31. 31.📄 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
32. 32.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) planning time per part (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) reading every question
33. 33.📄 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
34. 34.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
35. 35.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
36. 36.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.📄 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
38. 38.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) skip the section (b) answer two (c) choose only four (d) answer all six
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) circling key words (c) answering extra parts (d) planning time per part

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