Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 504 · 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: answering extra parts? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
2. 2.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) reading every question (c) watching others write (d) ignoring instructions
4. 4.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to finish early (b) to skip the rest (c) to look clever (d) to bank sure marks
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) reading every question (c) circling key words (d) planning time per part
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) noting the marks (d) moving on when stuck
7. 7.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) skip the section (b) answer two (c) answer all six (d) choose only four
8. 8.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
10. 10.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
12. 12.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
13. 13.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) writing without reading (c) watching others write (d) planning time per part
14. 14.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) short points
15. 15.📄 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
16. 16.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) writing without reading (c) noting the marks (d) ignoring instructions
17. 17.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) stare at it for ages (b) give up the paper (c) move on, come back (d) leave the hall
18. 18.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) answer what is asked (b) finish early (c) skip reading (d) write more pages
19. 19.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
21. 21.📄 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
22. 22.📄 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
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) writing without reading (c) ignoring instructions (d) circling key words
24. 24.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) circling key words (c) ignoring instructions (d) starting with a sure one
26. 26.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
27. 27.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
28. 28.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) circling key words (d) watching others write
29. 29.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
30. 30.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) reasons and how
31. 31.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) reading every question (d) circling key words
32. 32.📄 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
33. 33.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) moving on when stuck (c) writing without reading (d) watching others write
34. 34.📄 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
35. 35.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) ignoring instructions (c) planning time per part (d) reading every question
37. 37.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
38. 38.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) noting the marks (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) ignoring instructions
40. 40.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False

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