Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 359 · 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? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
2. 2.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) stare at it for ages (b) move on, come back (c) leave the hall (d) give up the paper
3. 3.📄 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
4. 4.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) reading every question (d) writing without reading
7. 7.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) noting the marks (c) answering extra parts (d) planning time per part
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) noting the marks (c) answering extra parts (d) reading every question
9. 9.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) reading every question (c) noting the marks (d) planning time per part
11. 11.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to finish early (b) to bank sure marks (c) to look clever (d) to skip the rest
12. 12.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
14. 14.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
15. 15.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) reasons and how
16. 16.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) starting with a sure one (c) writing without reading (d) watching others write
17. 17.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
18. 18.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.📄 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
20. 20.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) ignoring instructions (c) noting the marks (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
21. 21.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) writing without reading (c) noting the marks (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
23. 23.📄 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
24. 24.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
25. 25.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) skip the section (b) answer two (c) answer all six (d) choose only four
26. 26.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) moving on when stuck (c) reading every question (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
27. 27.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
29. 29.📄 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
30. 30.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
31. 31.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
32. 32.📄 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
33. 33.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) noting the marks (d) circling key words
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) planning time per part (c) reading every question (d) watching others write
35. 35.📄 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
36. 36.🔑 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
37. 37.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
38. 38.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
39. 39.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) moving on when stuck (d) writing without reading
40. 40.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True

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