Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 529 · 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.📄 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
2. 2.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
3. 3.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
5. 5.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) moving on when stuck (c) noting the marks (d) starting with a sure one
6. 6.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
7. 7.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) give up the paper (b) stare at it for ages (c) leave the hall (d) move on, come back
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) reading every question (c) starting with a sure one (d) watching others write
9. 9.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) skip the section (b) answer all six (c) choose only four (d) answer two
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) moving on when stuck (c) watching others write (d) panicking at a hard Q
11. 11.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) circling key words (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) reading every question
12. 12.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to finish faster (b) to plan your time (c) to copy answers (d) to look busy
13. 13.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” 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 try the harder ones? (a) answer known ones first (b) try the harder ones
15. 15.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
16. 16.📄 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
17. 17.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
18. 18.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) circling key words (c) moving on when stuck (d) answering extra parts
19. 19.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
20. 20.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
21. 21.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) starting with a sure one (c) writing without reading (d) noting the marks
22. 22.📄 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
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) starting with a sure one (c) circling key words (d) planning time per part
24. 24.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
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.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) writing without reading (c) ignoring instructions (d) reading every question
27. 27.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
28. 28.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) skip reading (b) answer what is asked (c) write more pages (d) finish early
29. 29.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or check your answers? (a) read the instructions (b) check your answers
30. 30.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) reasons and how
31. 31.📄 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
32. 32.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) reading every question (c) noting the marks (d) ignoring instructions
34. 34.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) circling key words (d) planning time per part
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) answering extra parts (c) planning time per part (d) ignoring instructions
36. 36.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) writing without reading (c) answering extra parts (d) ignoring instructions
38. 38.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
39. 39.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) answering extra parts (d) stuck on Q1 for ages

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