Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 377 · 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: reading every question? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
2. 2.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to look clever (b) to bank sure marks (c) to finish early (d) to skip the rest
4. 4.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) reading every question (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) watching others write
6. 6.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.📄 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
8. 8.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
9. 9.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) ignoring instructions (c) circling key words (d) starting with a sure one
11. 11.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer all six (b) skip the section (c) choose only four (d) answer two
12. 12.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
13. 13.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) reading every question (c) answering extra parts (d) writing without reading
14. 14.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
15. 15.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
16. 16.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) starting with a sure one (c) reading every question (d) answering extra parts
18. 18.🔑 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
19. 19.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or check your answers? (a) read the instructions (b) check your answers
20. 20.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) ignoring instructions (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
21. 21.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) answer what is asked (b) skip reading (c) write more pages (d) finish early
23. 23.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
24. 24.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) watching others write (c) reading every question (d) noting the marks
25. 25.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
26. 26.📄 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
27. 27.📄 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
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) moving on when stuck (c) reading every question (d) noting the marks
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) writing without reading (c) circling key words (d) noting the marks
30. 30.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
32. 32.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) starting with a sure one (c) planning time per part (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
33. 33.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: answer known ones first or mark the easy questions? (a) answer known ones first (b) mark the easy questions
34. 34.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) reasons and how
35. 35.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) give up the paper (c) move on, come back (d) stare at it for ages
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) watching others write (d) ignoring instructions
37. 37.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) circling key words (c) starting with a sure one (d) panicking at a hard Q
39. 39.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) writing without reading (c) moving on when stuck (d) noting the marks
40. 40.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match

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