Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 789 · 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.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
2. 2.📄 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
3. 3.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) reasons and how
4. 4.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
5. 5.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
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? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) answering extra parts
9. 9.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) planning time per part (d) circling key words
10. 10.📄 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
11. 11.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer all six (b) skip the section (c) choose only four (d) answer two
12. 12.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
13. 13.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) write more pages (b) answer what is asked (c) skip reading (d) finish early
14. 14.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) writing without reading (c) ignoring instructions (d) noting the marks
15. 15.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
18. 18.📄 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
19. 19.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.📄 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
21. 21.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
22. 22.📄 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
23. 23.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) reading every question (c) watching others write (d) circling key words
26. 26.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
27. 27.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) give up the paper (b) move on, come back (c) stare at it for ages (d) leave the hall
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) reading every question (c) writing without reading (d) panicking at a hard Q
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) noting the marks (c) ignoring instructions (d) moving on when stuck
30. 30.📄 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
31. 31.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.📄 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
33. 33.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) moving on when stuck (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
34. 34.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
35. 35.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) noting the marks (c) watching others write (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
37. 37.📄 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
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) writing without reading (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) panicking at a hard Q
39. 39.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) reading every question (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) ignoring instructions
40. 40.📄 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

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