Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 79 · 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.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) writing without reading (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) watching others write
3. 3.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
4. 4.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) moving on when stuck (d) writing without reading
5. 5.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: answer known ones first or read the whole paper? (a) answer known ones first (b) read the whole paper
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) watching others write (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) noting the marks
7. 7.📄 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
8. 8.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
9. 9.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to look clever (b) to finish early (c) to skip the rest (d) to bank sure marks
10. 10.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or mark the easy questions? (a) read the whole paper (b) mark the easy questions
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) starting with a sure one (c) watching others write (d) moving on when stuck
12. 12.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: try the harder ones or mark the easy questions? (a) try the harder ones (b) mark the easy questions
13. 13.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) watching others write (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) writing without reading
15. 15.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.📄 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
18. 18.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) answering extra parts (c) reading every question (d) noting the marks
20. 20.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer two (b) choose only four (c) answer all six (d) skip the section
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) answering extra parts (d) starting with a sure one
22. 22.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
23. 23.📄 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
24. 24.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) short points
26. 26.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
27. 27.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
28. 28.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
30. 30.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
32. 32.📄 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
33. 33.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) reasons and how
34. 34.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) reading every question (c) moving on when stuck (d) panicking at a hard Q
35. 35.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
36. 36.📄 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
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) writing without reading (d) reading every question
38. 38.📄 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
39. 39.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
40. 40.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False

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