Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 362 · 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.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
2. 2.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to look clever (b) to skip the rest (c) to bank sure marks (d) to finish early
3. 3.📄 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
4. 4.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
5. 5.📄 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
6. 6.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
8. 8.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) move on, come back (b) give up the paper (c) stare at it for ages (d) leave the hall
9. 9.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or read the instructions? (a) mark the easy questions (b) read the instructions
10. 10.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) short points
11. 11.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
12. 12.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) choose only four (b) skip the section (c) answer two (d) answer all six
13. 13.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) watching others write (c) writing without reading (d) noting the marks
15. 15.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
16. 16.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
17. 17.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) reading every question (d) circling key words
18. 18.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or read the instructions? (a) check your answers (b) read the instructions
19. 19.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) writing without reading (c) noting the marks (d) reading every question
20. 20.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) answering extra parts (c) watching others write (d) planning time per part
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) planning time per part (c) writing without reading (d) circling key words
22. 22.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) moving on when stuck (c) reading every question (d) ignoring instructions
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) reading every question
24. 24.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
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.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
27. 27.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
28. 28.📄 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
29. 29.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or mark the easy questions? (a) read the whole paper (b) mark the easy questions
32. 32.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
33. 33.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) ignoring instructions (d) moving on when stuck
34. 34.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) ignoring instructions (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) reading every question
36. 36.📄 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
37. 37.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) answering extra parts (c) circling key words (d) planning time per part
38. 38.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) skip reading (b) finish early (c) write more pages (d) answer what is asked
39. 39.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
40. 40.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) the exact meaning

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