Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 89 · 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.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) watching others write (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) answering extra parts
2. 2.📄 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
3. 3.📄 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
4. 4.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) starting with a sure one (c) noting the marks (d) reading every question
6. 6.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) moving on when stuck (c) circling key words (d) reading every question
8. 8.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
9. 9.📄 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
10. 10.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to look busy (b) to finish faster (c) to plan your time (d) to copy answers
12. 12.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to bank sure marks (b) to skip the rest (c) to look clever (d) to finish early
13. 13.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) short points
14. 14.📄 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
15. 15.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or mark the easy questions? (a) read the whole paper (b) mark the easy questions
16. 16.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
17. 17.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) move on, come back (c) give up the paper (d) stare at it for ages
18. 18.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
19. 19.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or answer known ones first? (a) read the instructions (b) answer known ones first
20. 20.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) answering extra parts (c) planning time per part (d) circling key words
21. 21.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
22. 22.📄 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
23. 23.📄 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
24. 24.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
25. 25.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
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.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
29. 29.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) reading every question (c) starting with a sure one (d) moving on when stuck
31. 31.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) short points
32. 32.📄 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
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) circling key words (c) writing without reading (d) planning time per part
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) reading every question (c) circling key words (d) ignoring instructions
35. 35.🔑 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
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) answering extra parts (c) ignoring instructions (d) watching others write
37. 37.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) moving on when stuck (c) answering extra parts (d) watching others write
38. 38.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
40. 40.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True

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