Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 672 · 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.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) skip reading (b) answer what is asked (c) write more pages (d) finish early
2. 2.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) planning time per part (c) ignoring instructions (d) writing without reading
4. 4.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
5. 5.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
7. 7.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
8. 8.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) planning time per part (d) circling key words
10. 10.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
11. 11.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
12. 12.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) writing without reading (c) reading every question (d) noting the marks
13. 13.📄 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
14. 14.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
15. 15.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) writing without reading (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) starting with a sure one
17. 17.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) starting with a sure one (c) circling key words (d) panicking at a hard Q
18. 18.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to look busy (b) to copy answers (c) to plan your time (d) to finish faster
19. 19.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) circling key words (d) writing without reading
20. 20.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
22. 22.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
23. 23.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) answering extra parts (c) reading every question (d) planning time per part
24. 24.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) planning time per part (c) watching others write (d) circling key words
25. 25.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) answering extra parts (c) ignoring instructions (d) noting the marks
26. 26.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to finish early (b) to bank sure marks (c) to look clever (d) to skip the rest
27. 27.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or answer known ones first? (a) mark the easy questions (b) answer known ones first
28. 28.📄 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
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) ignoring instructions (c) writing without reading (d) watching others write
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) writing without reading (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) moving on when stuck
31. 31.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
33. 33.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
34. 34.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) move on, come back (c) stare at it for ages (d) give up the paper
35. 35.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) ignoring instructions (c) reading every question (d) noting the marks
38. 38.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
39. 39.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
40. 40.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer two (b) choose only four (c) answer all six (d) skip the section

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