Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 868 · 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? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
2. 2.📄 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
3. 3.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) reading every question (c) planning time per part (d) noting the marks
5. 5.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
6. 6.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
7. 7.📄 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
8. 8.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
9. 9.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
10. 10.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
11. 11.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) circling key words (c) watching others write (d) starting with a sure one
13. 13.📄 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
14. 14.🔑 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
15. 15.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) starting with a sure one (c) writing without reading (d) watching others write
16. 16.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: answer known ones first or mark the easy questions? (a) answer known ones first (b) mark the easy questions
18. 18.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to look busy (b) to finish faster (c) to copy answers (d) to plan your time
19. 19.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) reading every question (c) moving on when stuck (d) planning time per part
21. 21.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or check your answers? (a) mark the easy questions (b) check your answers
22. 22.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
23. 23.📄 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
24. 24.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) ignoring instructions (c) noting the marks (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) starting with a sure one (c) moving on when stuck (d) noting the marks
26. 26.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
27. 27.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
29. 29.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
30. 30.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) reading every question (c) starting with a sure one (d) moving on when stuck
31. 31.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.📄 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
34. 34.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) skip reading (b) write more pages (c) answer what is asked (d) finish early
35. 35.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
36. 36.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) watching others write (c) answering extra parts (d) reading every question
37. 37.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
38. 38.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) reading every question (c) starting with a sure one (d) ignoring instructions
40. 40.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer two (b) skip the section (c) answer all six (d) choose only four

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