Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 890 · 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.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
2. 2.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to finish early (b) to bank sure marks (c) to look clever (d) to skip the rest
3. 3.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) give up the paper (b) leave the hall (c) move on, come back (d) stare at it for ages
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) watching others write (c) starting with a sure one (d) panicking at a hard Q
5. 5.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) answering extra parts (c) starting with a sure one (d) watching others write
6. 6.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) reading every question (c) writing without reading (d) planning time per part
7. 7.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) write more pages (b) answer what is asked (c) finish early (d) skip reading
8. 8.🔑 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
9. 9.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) answering extra parts (c) watching others write (d) panicking at a hard Q
10. 10.📄 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
11. 11.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
12. 12.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or read the whole paper? (a) read the instructions (b) read the whole paper
13. 13.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
14. 14.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: try the harder ones or read the instructions? (a) try the harder ones (b) read the instructions
16. 16.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔑 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
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) noting the marks (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) circling key words
19. 19.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
20. 20.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: answer known ones first or read the instructions? (a) answer known ones first (b) read the instructions
21. 21.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to copy answers (b) to plan your time (c) to finish faster (d) to look busy
22. 22.📄 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
23. 23.📄 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
24. 24.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) starting with a sure one (c) reading every question (d) noting the marks
25. 25.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: answer known ones first or read the whole paper? (a) answer known ones first (b) read the whole paper
26. 26.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) moving on when stuck (c) watching others write (d) writing without reading
28. 28.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) circling key words
30. 30.📄 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
31. 31.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) moving on when stuck (c) watching others write (d) reading every question
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) noting the marks (c) reading every question (d) starting with a sure one
34. 34.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or read the instructions? (a) check your answers (b) read the instructions
35. 35.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
36. 36.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) watching others write (c) reading every question (d) planning time per part
37. 37.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) writing without reading (c) planning time per part (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
38. 38.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.📄 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
40. 40.📄 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

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