Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 476 · 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? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
2. 2.📄 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
3. 3.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) reasons and how
4. 4.📄 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
5. 5.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
6. 6.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) reading every question (c) ignoring instructions (d) noting the marks
8. 8.📄 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
9. 9.📄 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
10. 10.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
13. 13.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
16. 16.🔑 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
17. 17.📄 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
18. 18.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) reading every question (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
19. 19.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) noting the marks (c) watching others write (d) ignoring instructions
20. 20.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
21. 21.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) skip the section (b) choose only four (c) answer two (d) answer all six
22. 22.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.📄 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
24. 24.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
26. 26.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) starting with a sure one (c) answering extra parts (d) planning time per part
27. 27.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
28. 28.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or read the instructions? (a) mark the easy questions (b) read the instructions
29. 29.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) skip reading (b) finish early (c) write more pages (d) answer what is asked
30. 30.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) watching others write (c) writing without reading (d) circling key words
31. 31.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
32. 32.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
33. 33.📄 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
34. 34.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to plan your time (b) to look busy (c) to copy answers (d) to finish faster
35. 35.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or answer known ones first? (a) mark the easy questions (b) answer known ones first
36. 36.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
37. 37.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) give up the paper (b) stare at it for ages (c) move on, come back (d) leave the hall
39. 39.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
40. 40.📄 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

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