Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 594 · 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: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
3. 3.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) noting the marks
5. 5.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
6. 6.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
7. 7.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) noting the marks (d) starting with a sure one
9. 9.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
10. 10.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer two (b) answer all six (c) skip the section (d) choose only four
11. 11.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
12. 12.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
13. 13.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to skip the rest (b) to look clever (c) to finish early (d) to bank sure marks
15. 15.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or check your answers? (a) mark the easy questions (b) check your answers
16. 16.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
17. 17.📄 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
18. 18.📄 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
19. 19.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
20. 20.📄 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
21. 21.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) answering extra parts (c) watching others write (d) panicking at a hard Q
22. 22.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: answer known ones first or read the instructions? (a) answer known ones first (b) read the instructions
23. 23.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) noting the marks (c) planning time per part (d) writing without reading
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) starting with a sure one (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) ignoring instructions
25. 25.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) writing without reading (c) reading every question (d) answering extra parts
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) ignoring instructions (c) moving on when stuck (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) answering extra parts (c) ignoring instructions (d) circling key words
28. 28.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) finish early (b) skip reading (c) write more pages (d) answer what is asked
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) planning time per part (d) circling key words
30. 30.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
32. 32.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or read the instructions? (a) check your answers (b) read the instructions
33. 33.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) stare at it for ages (c) move on, come back (d) give up the paper
34. 34.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) writing without reading (c) watching others write (d) starting with a sure one
35. 35.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to plan your time (b) to finish faster (c) to look busy (d) to copy answers
37. 37.🔑 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
38. 38.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) writing without reading (c) planning time per part (d) panicking at a hard Q
39. 39.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: try the harder ones or mark the easy questions? (a) try the harder ones (b) mark the easy questions

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