Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 432 · 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.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
3. 3.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) skip the section (b) answer all six (c) choose only four (d) answer two
4. 4.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
5. 5.🔑 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
6. 6.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) moving on when stuck (c) planning time per part (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) reading every question (c) watching others write (d) planning time per part
8. 8.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
9. 9.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: answer known ones first or try the harder ones? (a) answer known ones first (b) try the harder ones
10. 10.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
12. 12.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) watching others write (c) writing without reading (d) circling key words
13. 13.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) moving on when stuck (c) writing without reading (d) planning time per part
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) answering extra parts (d) moving on when stuck
16. 16.📄 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
17. 17.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or answer known ones first? (a) check your answers (b) answer known ones first
18. 18.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) answering extra parts (c) noting the marks (d) moving on when stuck
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) watching others write (d) noting the marks
21. 21.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) starting with a sure one (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) reading every question
24. 24.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) reading every question (c) starting with a sure one (d) moving on when stuck
26. 26.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) move on, come back (b) give up the paper (c) stare at it for ages (d) leave the hall
29. 29.📄 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
30. 30.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
33. 33.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: answer known ones first or check your answers? (a) answer known ones first (b) check your answers
34. 34.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) short points
35. 35.📄 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
36. 36.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
38. 38.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) skip reading (b) finish early (c) answer what is asked (d) write more pages

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