Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 906 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) circling key words (c) moving on when stuck (d) planning time per part
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) moving on when stuck (c) starting with a sure one (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
3. 3.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
4. 4.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to look clever (b) to skip the rest (c) to bank sure marks (d) to finish early
5. 5.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) noting the marks (c) watching others write (d) panicking at a hard Q
8. 8.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
10. 10.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
11. 11.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
13. 13.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer two (b) skip the section (c) choose only four (d) answer all six
14. 14.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
15. 15.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
17. 17.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
18. 18.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
20. 20.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
21. 21.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) give up the paper (b) move on, come back (c) stare at it for ages (d) leave the hall
22. 22.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) circling key words (c) writing without reading (d) planning time per part
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) reading every question (c) planning time per part (d) ignoring instructions
25. 25.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
27. 27.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) writing without reading (d) watching others write
28. 28.📄 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
29. 29.📄 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
30. 30.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) short points
31. 31.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) watching others write (c) reading every question (d) planning time per part
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) watching others write (d) circling key words
33. 33.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) finish early (b) skip reading (c) answer what is asked (d) write more pages
34. 34.📄 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
35. 35.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) ignoring instructions (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) watching others write
36. 36.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) watching others write (c) writing without reading (d) moving on when stuck
37. 37.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
38. 38.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) circling key words (c) planning time per part (d) writing without reading
39. 39.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
40. 40.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True

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