Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 430 · 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? “State two features of a desert.” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
2. 2.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) moving on when stuck (c) starting with a sure one (d) writing without reading
4. 4.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to skip the rest (b) to finish early (c) to look clever (d) to bank sure marks
6. 6.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) ignoring instructions (c) planning time per part (d) starting with a sure one
7. 7.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
8. 8.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) answering extra parts (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) starting with a sure one
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) answering extra parts (c) watching others write (d) reading every question
10. 10.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
11. 11.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
12. 12.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) noting the marks (c) circling key words (d) reading every question
13. 13.🔑 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
14. 14.📄 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
15. 15.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
16. 16.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
17. 17.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) ignoring instructions (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) noting the marks
18. 18.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) planning time per part (c) circling key words (d) panicking at a hard Q
21. 21.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
24. 24.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to plan your time (b) to finish faster (c) to copy answers (d) to look busy
26. 26.📄 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
27. 27.📄 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
28. 28.📄 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
29. 29.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) short points
30. 30.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) circling key words (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) writing without reading
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) starting with a sure one (c) circling key words (d) planning time per part
32. 32.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) starting with a sure one (c) noting the marks (d) watching others write
35. 35.📄 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
36. 36.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
37. 37.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or check your answers? (a) mark the easy questions (b) check your answers
38. 38.📄 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
39. 39.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
40. 40.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning

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