Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 769 · 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: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
3. 3.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.📄 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
5. 5.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to plan your time (b) to finish faster (c) to copy answers (d) to look busy
6. 6.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
7. 7.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) reading every question (c) answering extra parts (d) moving on when stuck
9. 9.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or check your answers? (a) read the instructions (b) check your answers
10. 10.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) planning time per part (c) writing without reading (d) watching others write
11. 11.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) short points
13. 13.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) reasons and how
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) reading every question (c) answering extra parts (d) watching others write
15. 15.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) writing without reading (c) moving on when stuck (d) reading every question
16. 16.📄 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
17. 17.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) choose only four (b) skip the section (c) answer two (d) answer all six
18. 18.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or read the instructions? (a) check your answers (b) read the instructions
19. 19.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) answer what is asked (b) write more pages (c) finish early (d) skip reading
21. 21.📄 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
22. 22.📄 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
23. 23.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) noting the marks (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) answering extra parts
25. 25.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
26. 26.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) starting with a sure one (d) ignoring instructions
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) circling key words (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) reading every question
29. 29.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.📄 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
31. 31.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) answering extra parts (d) planning time per part
34. 34.📄 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
35. 35.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
37. 37.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or check your answers? (a) read the whole paper (b) check your answers
38. 38.🔑 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
39. 39.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) circling key words (c) watching others write (d) writing without reading
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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