Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 596 · 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? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) reading every question (c) moving on when stuck (d) ignoring instructions
3. 3.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer two (b) skip the section (c) answer all six (d) choose only four
4. 4.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
5. 5.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or answer known ones first? (a) read the instructions (b) answer known ones first
6. 6.📄 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
7. 7.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
8. 8.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
9. 9.📄 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
10. 10.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
12. 12.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
13. 13.📄 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
14. 14.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
15. 15.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) planning time per part (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) starting with a sure one
16. 16.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) watching others write (c) starting with a sure one (d) planning time per part
17. 17.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) starting with a sure one (c) circling key words (d) reading every question
20. 20.📄 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
21. 21.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or read the whole paper? (a) read the instructions (b) read the whole paper
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) noting the marks (c) circling key words (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
23. 23.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to finish faster (b) to copy answers (c) to plan your time (d) to look busy
25. 25.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or read the instructions? (a) check your answers (b) read the instructions
27. 27.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or mark the easy questions? (a) read the instructions (b) mark the easy questions
28. 28.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
29. 29.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
30. 30.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) planning time per part (c) moving on when stuck (d) reading every question
31. 31.🔑 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
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) ignoring instructions (c) writing without reading (d) noting the marks
33. 33.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) answering extra parts (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) planning time per part
34. 34.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
35. 35.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) writing without reading (c) reading every question (d) answering extra parts
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) noting the marks (c) reading every question (d) panicking at a hard Q
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) noting the marks (c) watching others write (d) reading every question
38. 38.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) short points
39. 39.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) skip reading (b) answer what is asked (c) finish early (d) write more pages

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