Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 63 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) planning time per part (c) reading every question (d) moving on when stuck
2. 2.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) answer what is asked (b) skip reading (c) write more pages (d) finish early
4. 4.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
6. 6.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: answer known ones first or read the whole paper? (a) answer known ones first (b) read the whole paper
7. 7.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
10. 10.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
11. 11.📄 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
12. 12.📄 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
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.📄 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
15. 15.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
16. 16.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) moving on when stuck (c) circling key words (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) writing without reading (c) reading every question (d) circling key words
18. 18.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
19. 19.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: try the harder ones or read the instructions? (a) try the harder ones (b) read the instructions
20. 20.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
21. 21.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or mark the easy questions? (a) check your answers (b) mark the easy questions
22. 22.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) answering extra parts (c) writing without reading (d) reading every question
24. 24.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
25. 25.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) move on, come back (b) give up the paper (c) stare at it for ages (d) leave the hall
26. 26.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
27. 27.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
28. 28.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or read the instructions? (a) check your answers (b) read the instructions
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) writing without reading (c) starting with a sure one (d) answering extra parts
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) ignoring instructions (c) watching others write (d) answering extra parts
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.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
33. 33.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: answer known ones first or mark the easy questions? (a) answer known ones first (b) mark the easy questions
35. 35.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
37. 37.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) planning time per part (c) writing without reading (d) circling key words
38. 38.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) starting with a sure one (c) reading every question (d) ignoring instructions

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