Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 404 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) moving on when stuck (c) watching others write (d) planning time per part
2. 2.📄 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
3. 3.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
4. 4.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
6. 6.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) writing without reading (c) answering extra parts (d) watching others write
8. 8.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) reasons and how
9. 9.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) write more pages (b) answer what is asked (c) finish early (d) skip reading
10. 10.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
11. 11.📄 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
12. 12.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.📄 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
14. 14.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) reading every question (c) circling key words (d) watching others write
15. 15.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
16. 16.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer two (b) answer all six (c) choose only four (d) skip the section
17. 17.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
18. 18.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) circling key words (c) answering extra parts (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
19. 19.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) stare at it for ages (b) move on, come back (c) give up the paper (d) leave the hall
20. 20.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
21. 21.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) watching others write (c) writing without reading (d) ignoring instructions
22. 22.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
23. 23.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to skip the rest (b) to bank sure marks (c) to look clever (d) to finish early
24. 24.📄 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
25. 25.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) short points
26. 26.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
27. 27.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
28. 28.📄 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
29. 29.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) moving on when stuck (c) noting the marks (d) starting with a sure one
31. 31.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) noting the marks (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) starting with a sure one
33. 33.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
34. 34.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
36. 36.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) planning time per part (c) starting with a sure one (d) reading every question
38. 38.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
39. 39.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True

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