Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 825 · 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: read the whole paper or answer known ones first? (a) read the whole paper (b) answer known ones first
2. 2.📄 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
3. 3.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) ignoring instructions (c) reading every question (d) starting with a sure one
5. 5.📄 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
6. 6.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
7. 7.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
8. 8.📄 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
9. 9.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
10. 10.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) writing without reading (c) starting with a sure one (d) panicking at a hard Q
12. 12.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) starting with a sure one (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) planning time per part
13. 13.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔑 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) short points (d) reasons and how
15. 15.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) noting the marks (c) circling key words (d) panicking at a hard Q
16. 16.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) watching others write (c) writing without reading (d) answering extra parts
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) writing without reading
18. 18.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) circling key words (c) watching others write (d) moving on when stuck
20. 20.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
21. 21.📄 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
22. 22.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
23. 23.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) moving on when stuck (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
24. 24.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) circling key words (c) writing without reading (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
25. 25.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) ignoring instructions (c) circling key words (d) answering extra parts
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) answering extra parts (c) reading every question (d) circling key words
28. 28.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) reasons and how
29. 29.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
31. 31.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or read the instructions? (a) check your answers (b) read the instructions
33. 33.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) noting the marks (c) writing without reading (d) starting with a sure one
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) noting the marks (d) reading every question
35. 35.📄 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
36. 36.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) noting the marks (c) circling key words (d) reading every question
37. 37.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) move on, come back (b) stare at it for ages (c) give up the paper (d) leave the hall
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) reading every question (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) writing without reading
40. 40.📄 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

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