Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 747 · 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 of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) moving on when stuck (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) planning time per part
2. 2.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
3. 3.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) answering extra parts (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) circling key words
4. 4.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) writing without reading (c) moving on when stuck (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
6. 6.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) reading every question (c) noting the marks (d) ignoring instructions
7. 7.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
8. 8.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to finish faster (b) to plan your time (c) to look busy (d) to copy answers
10. 10.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
11. 11.📄 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
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) reading every question (c) ignoring instructions (d) noting the marks
13. 13.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) noting the marks
14. 14.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) writing without reading (c) circling key words (d) planning time per part
15. 15.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) skip the section (b) answer two (c) answer all six (d) choose only four
16. 16.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
17. 17.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) watching others write (c) noting the marks (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
18. 18.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: answer known ones first or try the harder ones? (a) answer known ones first (b) try the harder ones
20. 20.🔑 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
21. 21.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
22. 22.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
24. 24.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.📄 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
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) answering extra parts (d) circling key words
27. 27.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) write more pages (b) finish early (c) skip reading (d) answer what is asked
28. 28.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
29. 29.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) reading every question (c) moving on when stuck (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
30. 30.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) answering extra parts (c) starting with a sure one (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
31. 31.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
33. 33.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) reading every question (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) answering extra parts
34. 34.📄 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
35. 35.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
36. 36.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or read the instructions? (a) read the whole paper (b) read the instructions
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) watching others write (c) ignoring instructions (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
38. 38.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
39. 39.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
40. 40.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start

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