Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 992 · 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 of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) circling key words (c) reading every question (d) planning time per part
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) ignoring instructions (c) answering extra parts (d) planning time per part
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) starting with a sure one (c) ignoring instructions (d) answering extra parts
4. 4.📄 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
5. 5.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
6. 6.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
7. 7.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
8. 8.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to skip the rest (b) to finish early (c) to look clever (d) to bank sure marks
9. 9.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.📄 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
11. 11.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) writing without reading (d) circling key words
13. 13.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) noting the marks (c) planning time per part (d) watching others write
14. 14.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
15. 15.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
16. 16.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) planning time per part (c) moving on when stuck (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
18. 18.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
19. 19.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer two (b) choose only four (c) skip the section (d) answer all six
20. 20.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) writing without reading (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) watching others write
25. 25.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to plan your time (b) to finish faster (c) to look busy (d) to copy answers
26. 26.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) short points
27. 27.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) starting with a sure one (c) writing without reading (d) circling key words
28. 28.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
29. 29.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
30. 30.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
31. 31.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) answering extra parts (c) noting the marks (d) panicking at a hard Q
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.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) starting with a sure one (c) writing without reading (d) noting the marks
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) moving on when stuck (c) planning time per part (d) answering extra parts
36. 36.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
37. 37.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
38. 38.📄 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
39. 39.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
40. 40.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True

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