Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

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

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