Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 449 · 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: writing without reading? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
2. 2.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
3. 3.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
5. 5.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer two (b) answer all six (c) skip the section (d) choose only four
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) writing without reading (c) answering extra parts (d) circling key words
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) circling key words (c) noting the marks (d) moving on when stuck
9. 9.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
10. 10.📄 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
11. 11.📄 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
12. 12.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
13. 13.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to finish faster (b) to look busy (c) to plan your time (d) to copy answers
14. 14.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
16. 16.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
17. 17.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
18. 18.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or answer known ones first? (a) read the whole paper (b) answer known ones first
19. 19.📄 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
20. 20.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) reading every question (c) watching others write (d) writing without reading
22. 22.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to finish early (b) to bank sure marks (c) to skip the rest (d) to look clever
23. 23.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
24. 24.🔑 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
25. 25.📄 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
26. 26.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
27. 27.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) skip reading (b) answer what is asked (c) write more pages (d) finish early
28. 28.📄 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
29. 29.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) answering extra parts (c) circling key words (d) watching others write
30. 30.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
31. 31.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) answering extra parts (d) reading every question
32. 32.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
34. 34.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) writing without reading (c) starting with a sure one (d) planning time per part
36. 36.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) move on, come back (b) stare at it for ages (c) leave the hall (d) give up the paper
37. 37.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
38. 38.📄 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
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) moving on when stuck (d) watching others write
40. 40.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start

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