Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 623 · 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: check your answers or read the instructions? (a) check your answers (b) read the instructions
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) starting with a sure one (c) noting the marks (d) answering extra parts
3. 3.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) ignoring instructions (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) writing without reading
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) answering extra parts (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) writing without reading
6. 6.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to plan your time (b) to look busy (c) to finish faster (d) to copy answers
7. 7.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
8. 8.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) planning time per part (c) noting the marks (d) ignoring instructions
9. 9.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
10. 10.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.📄 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
12. 12.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) moving on when stuck (c) ignoring instructions (d) reading every question
14. 14.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
15. 15.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) moving on when stuck (c) planning time per part (d) starting with a sure one
16. 16.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) short points
17. 17.🔑 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
18. 18.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to finish early (b) to look clever (c) to skip the rest (d) to bank sure marks
19. 19.📄 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
20. 20.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) reading every question
22. 22.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) choose only four (b) skip the section (c) answer all six (d) answer two
23. 23.📄 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
24. 24.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
26. 26.📄 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
27. 27.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) planning time per part (c) answering extra parts (d) watching others write
28. 28.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
30. 30.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
31. 31.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or read the whole paper? (a) mark the easy questions (b) read the whole paper
33. 33.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) reasons and how
34. 34.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
36. 36.📄 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
37. 37.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) ignoring instructions (c) writing without reading (d) watching others write
38. 38.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) reasons and how
39. 39.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
40. 40.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) writing without reading (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) starting with a sure one

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