Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 422 · 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.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
2. 2.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) noting the marks
3. 3.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) watching others write (c) reading every question (d) panicking at a hard Q
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) watching others write (c) moving on when stuck (d) planning time per part
6. 6.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
7. 7.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or read the instructions? (a) read the whole paper (b) read the instructions
10. 10.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
12. 12.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) reading every question (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) circling key words
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) circling key words (c) planning time per part (d) reading every question
14. 14.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
15. 15.📄 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
16. 16.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
17. 17.🔑 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
18. 18.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) skip reading (b) answer what is asked (c) write more pages (d) finish early
19. 19.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) writing without reading (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) reading every question
20. 20.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) moving on when stuck
22. 22.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) watching others write (c) moving on when stuck (d) writing without reading
24. 24.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
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.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) reading every question (c) noting the marks (d) starting with a sure one
28. 28.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or try the harder ones? (a) mark the easy questions (b) try the harder ones
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) reading every question (c) planning time per part (d) moving on when stuck
30. 30.📄 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
31. 31.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
32. 32.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or check your answers? (a) read the instructions (b) check your answers
33. 33.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.📄 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
35. 35.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
37. 37.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
38. 38.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) planning time per part (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) noting the marks
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) writing without reading (c) circling key words (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
40. 40.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start

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