Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 856 · 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: mark the easy questions or read the instructions? (a) mark the easy questions (b) read the instructions
2. 2.🔑 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
3. 3.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) starting with a sure one (c) circling key words (d) moving on when stuck
4. 4.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) writing without reading (c) answering extra parts (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
5. 5.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) moving on when stuck (c) starting with a sure one (d) noting the marks
7. 7.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
8. 8.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) writing without reading (c) noting the marks (d) watching others write
9. 9.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) give up the paper (c) move on, come back (d) stare at it for ages
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) watching others write (c) starting with a sure one (d) writing without reading
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) reading every question (c) noting the marks (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
13. 13.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) circling key words (d) answering extra parts
15. 15.📄 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
16. 16.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or check your answers? (a) read the instructions (b) check your answers
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) reading every question (c) ignoring instructions (d) moving on when stuck
18. 18.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
19. 19.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
20. 20.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
21. 21.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to finish early (b) to bank sure marks (c) to skip the rest (d) to look clever
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) moving on when stuck (c) reading every question (d) starting with a sure one
23. 23.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) choose only four (b) answer all six (c) skip the section (d) answer two
24. 24.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) noting the marks (c) watching others write (d) reading every question
26. 26.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
27. 27.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) short points
29. 29.📄 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
30. 30.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
32. 32.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
34. 34.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
35. 35.🔑 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
36. 36.📄 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
37. 37.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) reading every question (c) moving on when stuck (d) ignoring instructions
38. 38.📄 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
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) noting the marks (c) watching others write (d) planning time per part
40. 40.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start

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