Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 759 · 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) write more pages (b) answer what is asked (c) skip reading (d) finish early
2. 2.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
3. 3.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) move on, come back (b) leave the hall (c) give up the paper (d) stare at it for ages
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) circling key words (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) noting the marks
5. 5.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or try the harder ones? (a) read the whole paper (b) try the harder ones
7. 7.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
8. 8.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) ignoring instructions (d) moving on when stuck
9. 9.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
10. 10.📄 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
11. 11.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to look clever (b) to finish early (c) to bank sure marks (d) to skip the rest
12. 12.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
13. 13.📄 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
14. 14.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) ignoring instructions (c) starting with a sure one (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
15. 15.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
17. 17.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) moving on when stuck (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) noting the marks
18. 18.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
19. 19.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) answering extra parts (c) circling key words (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) answering extra parts (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) ignoring instructions
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) circling key words (c) planning time per part (d) noting the marks
23. 23.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
24. 24.📄 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
25. 25.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) ignoring instructions (d) writing without reading
26. 26.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or check your answers? (a) mark the easy questions (b) check your answers
27. 27.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) answering extra parts (c) noting the marks (d) reading every question
29. 29.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
30. 30.📄 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
31. 31.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: answer known ones first or read the instructions? (a) answer known ones first (b) read the instructions
32. 32.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or check your answers? (a) read the instructions (b) check your answers
33. 33.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
34. 34.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
35. 35.🔑 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
36. 36.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) moving on when stuck (c) circling key words (d) writing without reading
39. 39.📄 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
40. 40.📄 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

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