Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 971 · 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.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) stare at it for ages (b) give up the paper (c) leave the hall (d) move on, come back
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) circling key words (c) answering extra parts (d) noting the marks
3. 3.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
4. 4.📄 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
5. 5.📄 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
6. 6.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or try the harder ones? (a) read the whole paper (b) try the harder ones
7. 7.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) circling key words (c) writing without reading (d) reading every question
9. 9.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
10. 10.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) noting the marks (c) circling key words (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
11. 11.📄 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
12. 12.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) answer what is asked (b) finish early (c) skip reading (d) write more pages
13. 13.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
14. 14.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.📄 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
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) starting with a sure one (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) planning time per part
17. 17.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) noting the marks (c) reading every question (d) circling key words
21. 21.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) choose only four (b) answer two (c) skip the section (d) answer all six
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) noting the marks (c) reading every question (d) circling key words
23. 23.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
24. 24.📄 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
25. 25.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
26. 26.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
28. 28.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
29. 29.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) ignoring instructions (c) reading every question (d) watching others write
30. 30.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
31. 31.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) ignoring instructions (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) noting the marks
32. 32.📄 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
33. 33.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or check your answers? (a) read the instructions (b) check your answers
34. 34.📄 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
35. 35.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: answer known ones first or try the harder ones? (a) answer known ones first (b) try the harder ones
36. 36.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to finish faster (b) to plan your time (c) to copy answers (d) to look busy
39. 39.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) circling key words (c) writing without reading (d) answering extra parts
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) circling key words (c) watching others write (d) answering extra parts

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