Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 573 · 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? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
2. 2.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
3. 3.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to copy answers (b) to finish faster (c) to plan your time (d) to look busy
4. 4.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) reading every question (c) circling key words (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
5. 5.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) noting the marks (c) circling key words (d) panicking at a hard Q
7. 7.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) move on, come back (b) give up the paper (c) leave the hall (d) stare at it for ages
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) answering extra parts (c) writing without reading (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) starting with a sure one (c) answering extra parts (d) planning time per part
11. 11.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
12. 12.📄 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
13. 13.📄 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
14. 14.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) writing without reading (c) reading every question (d) noting the marks
15. 15.📄 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
16. 16.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) answering extra parts (c) noting the marks (d) panicking at a hard Q
17. 17.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
18. 18.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) planning time per part (d) answering extra parts
19. 19.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
20. 20.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) answer what is asked (b) write more pages (c) skip reading (d) finish early
21. 21.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) reading every question (c) writing without reading (d) circling key words
23. 23.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
24. 24.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) reading every question (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) panicking at a hard Q
25. 25.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) starting with a sure one (c) reading every question (d) ignoring instructions
26. 26.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
27. 27.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
28. 28.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
29. 29.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
30. 30.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.📄 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
32. 32.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) starting with a sure one (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) planning time per part
33. 33.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) ignoring instructions (c) moving on when stuck (d) panicking at a hard Q
35. 35.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) circling key words (c) noting the marks (d) watching others write
36. 36.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or read the instructions? (a) check your answers (b) read the instructions
37. 37.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
38. 38.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) ignoring instructions (c) answering extra parts (d) circling key words
39. 39.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to bank sure marks (b) to look clever (c) to skip the rest (d) to finish early
40. 40.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) reading every question (c) answering extra parts (d) starting with a sure one

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