Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 46 · 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.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) write more pages (b) skip reading (c) finish early (d) answer what is asked
2. 2.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer two (b) choose only four (c) answer all six (d) skip the section
3. 3.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) planning time per part (c) starting with a sure one (d) writing without reading
4. 4.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (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 reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.📄 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
7. 7.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
9. 9.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
10. 10.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or try the harder ones? (a) read the instructions (b) try the harder ones
11. 11.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
15. 15.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or try the harder ones? (a) read the whole paper (b) try the harder ones
16. 16.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
17. 17.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to look clever (b) to skip the rest (c) to bank sure marks (d) to finish early
18. 18.📄 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
19. 19.🔑 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
20. 20.📄 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
21. 21.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
22. 22.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) starting with a sure one (d) watching others write
23. 23.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to finish faster (b) to copy answers (c) to plan your time (d) to look busy
24. 24.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
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: planning time per part? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
28. 28.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
30. 30.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.📄 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
32. 32.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
33. 33.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
35. 35.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
36. 36.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) noting the marks (c) answering extra parts (d) watching others write
38. 38.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: try the harder ones or answer known ones first? (a) try the harder ones (b) answer known ones first
39. 39.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) reading every question (c) circling key words (d) moving on when stuck
40. 40.📄 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

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