Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

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

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