Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 982 · 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: writing without reading? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
2. 2.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) planning time per part (c) reading every question (d) noting the marks
5. 5.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) circling key words (c) watching others write (d) panicking at a hard Q
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) watching others write (c) ignoring instructions (d) starting with a sure one
7. 7.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) give up the paper (b) leave the hall (c) stare at it for ages (d) move on, come back
9. 9.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to look clever (b) to bank sure marks (c) to finish early (d) to skip the rest
10. 10.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
11. 11.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) skip reading (b) finish early (c) answer what is asked (d) write more pages
12. 12.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
14. 14.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
15. 15.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) moving on when stuck (c) starting with a sure one (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
17. 17.📄 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
18. 18.📄 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
19. 19.📄 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
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) panicking at a hard Q (b) ignoring instructions (c) moving on when stuck (d) answering extra parts
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) noting the marks (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
23. 23.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) reading every question (c) planning time per part (d) starting with a sure one
24. 24.📄 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
25. 25.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
27. 27.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to finish faster (b) to look busy (c) to copy answers (d) to plan your time
28. 28.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) answering extra parts (c) circling key words (d) starting with a sure one
29. 29.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) watching others write (d) writing without reading
30. 30.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) reasons and how
31. 31.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: try the harder ones or read the whole paper? (a) try the harder ones (b) read the whole paper
32. 32.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) reasons and how
33. 33.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
34. 34.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.📄 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
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) writing without reading (c) planning time per part (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
37. 37.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
39. 39.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
40. 40.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) ignoring instructions (c) planning time per part (d) stuck on Q1 for ages

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