Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 406 · 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: “List three uses of water.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or mark the easy questions? (a) read the whole paper (b) mark the easy questions
3. 3.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) ignoring instructions (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) planning time per part
4. 4.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to look clever (b) to skip the rest (c) to bank sure marks (d) to finish early
5. 5.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) moving on when stuck (c) ignoring instructions (d) watching others write
7. 7.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
8. 8.📄 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
9. 9.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) moving on when stuck (c) writing without reading (d) noting the marks
10. 10.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
11. 11.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
14. 14.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to copy answers (b) to finish faster (c) to look busy (d) to plan your time
15. 15.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
16. 16.📄 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
17. 17.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) noting the marks
18. 18.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) answering extra parts (c) watching others write (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) starting with a sure one (c) noting the marks (d) reading every question
21. 21.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) watching others write (d) panicking at a hard Q
23. 23.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
24. 24.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) planning time per part (c) starting with a sure one (d) panicking at a hard Q
25. 25.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
26. 26.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
27. 27.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.📄 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
29. 29.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) answering extra parts (c) reading every question (d) watching others write
30. 30.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
31. 31.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) noting the marks (c) reading every question (d) planning time per part
33. 33.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) short points
35. 35.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) watching others write (c) moving on when stuck (d) reading every question
36. 36.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
37. 37.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer all six (b) answer two (c) choose only four (d) skip the section
38. 38.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) give up the paper (b) stare at it for ages (c) leave the hall (d) move on, come back
39. 39.📄 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
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) noting the marks (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) reading every question

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