Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 42 · 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: read the instructions or read the whole paper? (a) read the instructions (b) read the whole paper
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) watching others write
3. 3.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: try the harder ones or read the whole paper? (a) try the harder ones (b) read the whole paper
4. 4.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) watching others write (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) writing without reading
6. 6.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) writing without reading (c) watching others write (d) panicking at a hard Q
7. 7.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) moving on when stuck (d) watching others write
10. 10.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
13. 13.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
14. 14.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) reading every question (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) starting with a sure one
16. 16.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
17. 17.📄 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
18. 18.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) starting with a sure one (c) answering extra parts (d) noting the marks
19. 19.📄 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
20. 20.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) skip the section (b) answer all six (c) answer two (d) choose only four
21. 21.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or read the whole paper? (a) mark the easy questions (b) read the whole paper
23. 23.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) circling key words (c) starting with a sure one (d) noting the marks
24. 24.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) reading every question (d) writing without reading
27. 27.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) write more pages (b) skip reading (c) finish early (d) answer what is asked
28. 28.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) short points
29. 29.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) starting with a sure one (c) noting the marks (d) moving on when stuck
31. 31.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
32. 32.🔑 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
33. 33.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or answer known ones first? (a) read the instructions (b) answer known ones first
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) ignoring instructions (c) writing without reading (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) writing without reading (c) ignoring instructions (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
36. 36.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) writing without reading (c) watching others write (d) reading every question
37. 37.📄 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
38. 38.📄 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
39. 39.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) writing without reading (c) starting with a sure one (d) reading every question

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