Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 375 · 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.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) circling key words (c) reading every question (d) ignoring instructions
3. 3.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) noting the marks (d) starting with a sure one
5. 5.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) skip the section (b) answer all six (c) choose only four (d) answer two
6. 6.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) move on, come back (c) stare at it for ages (d) give up the paper
7. 7.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
8. 8.📄 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
9. 9.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) reasons and how
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.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) writing without reading (c) circling key words (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) moving on when stuck (c) noting the marks (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
13. 13.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
14. 14.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) writing without reading (d) answering extra parts
15. 15.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or read the instructions? (a) read the whole paper (b) read the instructions
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) answering extra parts (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) starting with a sure one
17. 17.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) skip reading (b) finish early (c) write more pages (d) answer what is asked
19. 19.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or check your answers? (a) read the whole paper (b) check your answers
20. 20.📄 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
21. 21.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) circling key words (c) moving on when stuck (d) panicking at a hard Q
22. 22.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) reading every question (c) noting the marks (d) watching others write
24. 24.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) answering extra parts (c) moving on when stuck (d) noting the marks
25. 25.📄 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
26. 26.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) moving on when stuck (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) planning time per part
28. 28.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) writing without reading (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) moving on when stuck
31. 31.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
32. 32.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
33. 33.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
34. 34.📄 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
35. 35.📄 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
36. 36.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
37. 37.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to bank sure marks (b) to finish early (c) to skip the rest (d) to look clever
38. 38.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
39. 39.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
40. 40.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) moving on when stuck (d) watching others write

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