Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 372 · 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: starting with a sure one? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
2. 2.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or answer known ones first? (a) read the instructions (b) answer known ones first
3. 3.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to finish faster (b) to look busy (c) to copy answers (d) to plan your time
4. 4.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
6. 6.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) moving on when stuck
8. 8.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
9. 9.📄 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
10. 10.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
11. 11.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
12. 12.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
14. 14.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) ignoring instructions (c) planning time per part (d) reading every question
15. 15.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) noting the marks (c) circling key words (d) moving on when stuck
17. 17.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to bank sure marks (b) to look clever (c) to skip the rest (d) to finish early
18. 18.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) finish early (b) answer what is asked (c) skip reading (d) write more pages
20. 20.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) short points
21. 21.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.📄 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
23. 23.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) answering extra parts (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) ignoring instructions (c) starting with a sure one (d) answering extra parts
26. 26.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) choose only four (b) answer all six (c) answer two (d) skip the section
27. 27.📄 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
28. 28.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
29. 29.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) planning time per part (d) reading every question
30. 30.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) answering extra parts (c) writing without reading (d) circling key words
31. 31.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) writing without reading (c) watching others write (d) ignoring instructions
33. 33.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: answer known ones first or read the whole paper? (a) answer known ones first (b) read the whole paper
34. 34.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) give up the paper (b) leave the hall (c) stare at it for ages (d) move on, come back
35. 35.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) planning time per part (c) starting with a sure one (d) reading every question
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) noting the marks (d) reading every question
37. 37.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) reading every question (c) answering extra parts (d) noting the marks
38. 38.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: try the harder ones or read the instructions? (a) try the harder ones (b) read the instructions
39. 39.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
40. 40.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) answering extra parts (c) noting the marks (d) watching others write

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