Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 839 · 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.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) reading every question (c) writing without reading (d) starting with a sure one
3. 3.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to finish early (b) to look clever (c) to bank sure marks (d) to skip the rest
4. 4.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
6. 6.📄 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
7. 7.📄 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
8. 8.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
9. 9.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
11. 11.📄 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
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) noting the marks (c) answering extra parts (d) reading every question
13. 13.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) answering extra parts (d) noting the marks
14. 14.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) moving on when stuck (d) answering extra parts
15. 15.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) noting the marks (c) starting with a sure one (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
17. 17.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) planning time per part (c) reading every question (d) watching others write
18. 18.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or answer known ones first? (a) check your answers (b) answer known ones first
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) ignoring instructions (d) writing without reading
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) noting the marks (d) reading every question
21. 21.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) starting with a sure one (c) watching others write (d) answering extra parts
22. 22.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) reading every question (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) moving on when stuck
24. 24.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) skip the section (b) answer two (c) answer all six (d) choose only four
25. 25.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
26. 26.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) moving on when stuck (c) circling key words (d) answering extra parts
27. 27.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) move on, come back (b) give up the paper (c) leave the hall (d) stare at it for ages
29. 29.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
30. 30.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
31. 31.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to plan your time (b) to copy answers (c) to finish faster (d) to look busy
32. 32.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) write more pages (b) finish early (c) answer what is asked (d) skip reading
33. 33.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
34. 34.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
35. 35.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) writing without reading (c) watching others write (d) reading every question
38. 38.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) starting with a sure one (c) reading every question (d) noting the marks
40. 40.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True

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