Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 698 · 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 short points. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
3. 3.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to look clever (b) to bank sure marks (c) to finish early (d) to skip the rest
4. 4.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
5. 5.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or try the harder ones? (a) read the instructions (b) try the harder ones
6. 6.📄 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
7. 7.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔑 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) reasons and how (d) short points
9. 9.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) writing without reading (c) circling key words (d) moving on when stuck
10. 10.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
11. 11.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) answering extra parts (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) ignoring instructions
13. 13.📄 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
14. 14.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
15. 15.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
16. 16.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
17. 17.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) moving on when stuck (c) circling key words (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
19. 19.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) choose only four (b) answer all six (c) answer two (d) skip the section
20. 20.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to look busy (b) to finish faster (c) to copy answers (d) to plan your time
21. 21.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
22. 22.📄 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
23. 23.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
24. 24.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
25. 25.📄 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
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) moving on when stuck (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
27. 27.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) moving on when stuck (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) writing without reading
29. 29.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
30. 30.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.📄 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
32. 32.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) planning time per part (c) answering extra parts (d) noting the marks
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) writing without reading (c) planning time per part (d) watching others write
35. 35.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: try the harder ones or read the whole paper? (a) try the harder ones (b) read the whole paper
36. 36.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) circling key words (c) starting with a sure one (d) ignoring instructions
37. 37.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) planning time per part (d) reading every question

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