Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 482 · 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.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) moving on when stuck (c) ignoring instructions (d) starting with a sure one
3. 3.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) write more pages (b) skip reading (c) finish early (d) answer what is asked
4. 4.🔑 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
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? “State two features of a desert.” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
7. 7.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
8. 8.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
10. 10.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or check your answers? (a) read the instructions (b) check your answers
11. 11.📄 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
12. 12.📄 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
13. 13.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.📄 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
15. 15.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
17. 17.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or read the instructions? (a) check your answers (b) read the instructions
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) watching others write (c) reading every question (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
19. 19.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
21. 21.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔑 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
23. 23.📄 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
24. 24.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
25. 25.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.📄 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
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) watching others write (c) circling key words (d) answering extra parts
28. 28.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
29. 29.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) ignoring instructions (c) reading every question (d) panicking at a hard Q
30. 30.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) writing without reading (c) moving on when stuck (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
31. 31.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to copy answers (b) to finish faster (c) to look busy (d) to plan your time
32. 32.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.📄 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
35. 35.📄 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
36. 36.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
38. 38.📄 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
39. 39.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
40. 40.📄 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

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