Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 809 · 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.📄 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
2. 2.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: answer known ones first or check your answers? (a) answer known ones first (b) check your answers
3. 3.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or read the whole paper? (a) check your answers (b) read the whole paper
4. 4.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
5. 5.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) short points
6. 6.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
8. 8.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) writing without reading (c) reading every question (d) panicking at a hard Q
9. 9.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) finish early (b) answer what is asked (c) write more pages (d) skip reading
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) circling key words (c) writing without reading (d) planning time per part
11. 11.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) short points
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) answering extra parts (c) moving on when stuck (d) panicking at a hard Q
13. 13.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
14. 14.📄 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
15. 15.📄 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
16. 16.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) noting the marks (c) starting with a sure one (d) watching others write
18. 18.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
19. 19.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) watching others write (c) noting the marks (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) ignoring instructions (c) noting the marks (d) circling key words
21. 21.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
22. 22.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to skip the rest (b) to look clever (c) to finish early (d) to bank sure marks
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) planning time per part (d) watching others write
24. 24.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
25. 25.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) planning time per part (c) watching others write (d) noting the marks
26. 26.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) ignoring instructions
27. 27.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) answering extra parts (c) circling key words (d) moving on when stuck
29. 29.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
30. 30.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
31. 31.📄 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
32. 32.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) circling key words (c) answering extra parts (d) ignoring instructions
33. 33.🔑 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
34. 34.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or try the harder ones? (a) read the instructions (b) try the harder ones
35. 35.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔑 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) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
38. 38.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer two (b) skip the section (c) answer all six (d) choose only four
39. 39.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) reading every question (c) answering extra parts (d) moving on when stuck
40. 40.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or read the instructions? (a) check your answers (b) read the instructions

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