Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 627 · 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: “List three uses of water.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) reasons and how
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) moving on when stuck (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) answering extra parts
4. 4.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to look clever (b) to finish early (c) to bank sure marks (d) to skip the rest
5. 5.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) writing without reading (d) noting the marks
7. 7.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
8. 8.🔑 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
9. 9.📄 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
10. 10.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) reading every question (c) planning time per part (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
12. 12.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
13. 13.📄 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
14. 14.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) writing without reading (c) moving on when stuck (d) ignoring instructions
16. 16.📄 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
17. 17.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
18. 18.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
19. 19.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) skip the section (b) answer two (c) choose only four (d) answer all six
20. 20.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or read the instructions? (a) mark the easy questions (b) read the instructions
24. 24.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) finish early (b) write more pages (c) skip reading (d) answer what is asked
25. 25.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (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 poor start (b) a smart start
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) watching others write (c) ignoring instructions (d) circling key words
29. 29.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) answering extra parts (c) planning time per part (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
30. 30.📄 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
31. 31.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to copy answers (b) to finish faster (c) to look busy (d) to plan your time
33. 33.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) writing without reading (c) ignoring instructions (d) planning time per part
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.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
38. 38.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) watching others write (c) noting the marks (d) circling key words
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) planning time per part (c) starting with a sure one (d) watching others write
40. 40.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start

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