Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 864 · 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) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
2. 2.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to finish early (b) to skip the rest (c) to look clever (d) to bank sure marks
3. 3.📄 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
4. 4.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) planning time per part
5. 5.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) answering extra parts (c) watching others write (d) reading every question
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) reading every question (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) starting with a sure one
7. 7.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
8. 8.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer two (b) answer all six (c) choose only four (d) skip the section
9. 9.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) reasons and how
10. 10.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
11. 11.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or try the harder ones? (a) mark the easy questions (b) try the harder ones
12. 12.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) skip reading (b) answer what is asked (c) finish early (d) write more pages
13. 13.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) planning time per part (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) reading every question
14. 14.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
15. 15.📄 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
16. 16.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
18. 18.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
20. 20.📄 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
21. 21.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
22. 22.📄 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
23. 23.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.📄 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
26. 26.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) reading every question (c) circling key words (d) ignoring instructions
27. 27.📄 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
28. 28.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
30. 30.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) reading every question (c) circling key words (d) watching others write
32. 32.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
33. 33.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
34. 34.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
36. 36.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: try the harder ones or read the whole paper? (a) try the harder ones (b) read the whole paper
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) circling key words (c) answering extra parts (d) planning time per part
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) planning time per part (c) reading every question (d) moving on when stuck
39. 39.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.📄 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

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