Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 637 · 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.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
2. 2.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) noting the marks (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) watching others write
3. 3.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) moving on when stuck (c) watching others write (d) noting the marks
6. 6.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.📄 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
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) planning time per part (c) moving on when stuck (d) reading every question
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) noting the marks (c) watching others write (d) panicking at a hard Q
10. 10.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
11. 11.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
12. 12.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) writing without reading (c) reading every question (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
13. 13.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) watching others write (c) moving on when stuck (d) panicking at a hard Q
15. 15.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to copy answers (b) to plan your time (c) to finish faster (d) to look busy
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) moving on when stuck (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) reading every question
17. 17.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
18. 18.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer all six (b) choose only four (c) skip the section (d) answer two
19. 19.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
20. 20.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) moving on when stuck (c) starting with a sure one (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
22. 22.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
23. 23.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) stare at it for ages (b) leave the hall (c) give up the paper (d) move on, come back
24. 24.📄 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
25. 25.📄 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
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? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
28. 28.📄 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
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) planning time per part (c) answering extra parts (d) noting the marks
30. 30.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) ignoring instructions (c) planning time per part (d) writing without reading
32. 32.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) planning time per part (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
33. 33.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
34. 34.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
35. 35.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) circling key words (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) answering extra parts
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) reading every question (c) writing without reading (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) starting with a sure one (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) writing without reading
38. 38.🔑 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
39. 39.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) moving on when stuck (c) starting with a sure one (d) ignoring instructions
40. 40.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or try the harder ones? (a) mark the easy questions (b) try the harder ones

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