Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 441 · 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.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
2. 2.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) circling key words (c) noting the marks (d) starting with a sure one
3. 3.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer two (b) choose only four (c) answer all six (d) skip the section
4. 4.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to look clever (b) to skip the rest (c) to finish early (d) to bank sure marks
5. 5.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
7. 7.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.📄 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
11. 11.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) give up the paper (b) move on, come back (c) stare at it for ages (d) leave the hall
12. 12.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
13. 13.📄 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
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) ignoring instructions (c) planning time per part (d) watching others write
15. 15.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) circling key words (d) answering extra parts
16. 16.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to copy answers (b) to look busy (c) to plan your time (d) to finish faster
17. 17.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) writing without reading (c) moving on when stuck (d) reading every question
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) answering extra parts (c) writing without reading (d) noting the marks
19. 19.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
20. 20.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) answering extra parts (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) starting with a sure one
21. 21.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
23. 23.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
24. 24.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) writing without reading (c) starting with a sure one (d) answering extra parts
26. 26.📄 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
27. 27.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) circling key words (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) panicking at a hard Q
29. 29.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or mark the easy questions? (a) read the instructions (b) mark the easy questions
30. 30.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
31. 31.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) writing without reading (d) panicking at a hard Q
32. 32.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) skip reading (b) finish early (c) write more pages (d) answer what is asked
34. 34.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or mark the easy questions? (a) check your answers (b) mark the easy questions
35. 35.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
36. 36.📄 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
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) noting the marks (c) reading every question (d) planning time per part
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) circling key words (c) moving on when stuck (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
39. 39.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
40. 40.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) short points

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