Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 972 · 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.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to bank sure marks (b) to look clever (c) to finish early (d) to skip the rest
2. 2.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
3. 3.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or check your answers? (a) read the instructions (b) check your answers
5. 5.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
6. 6.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) skip the section (b) choose only four (c) answer two (d) answer all six
7. 7.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: try the harder ones or answer known ones first? (a) try the harder ones (b) answer known ones first
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) writing without reading (c) reading every question (d) panicking at a hard Q
9. 9.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
10. 10.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) writing without reading (c) watching others write (d) answering extra parts
12. 12.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) ignoring instructions (c) answering extra parts (d) panicking at a hard Q
13. 13.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
14. 14.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
15. 15.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
16. 16.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
17. 17.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
18. 18.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
20. 20.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) give up the paper (c) stare at it for ages (d) move on, come back
21. 21.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
22. 22.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) moving on when stuck (c) ignoring instructions (d) starting with a sure one
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.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) reading every question (c) planning time per part (d) ignoring instructions
28. 28.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
29. 29.🔑 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
30. 30.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) circling key words (c) noting the marks (d) writing without reading
32. 32.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) moving on when stuck (d) circling key words
33. 33.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) planning time per part (d) moving on when stuck
34. 34.📄 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
35. 35.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: try the harder ones or mark the easy questions? (a) try the harder ones (b) mark the easy questions
36. 36.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
37. 37.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) planning time per part (d) reading every question
39. 39.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to finish faster (b) to copy answers (c) to look busy (d) to plan your time
40. 40.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how

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