Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 103 · 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.🔑 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
2. 2.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) short points
3. 3.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) reasons and how
4. 4.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
5. 5.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to finish early (b) to skip the rest (c) to look clever (d) to bank sure marks
7. 7.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔑 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) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
9. 9.📄 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
10. 10.📄 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
11. 11.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) watching others write (c) writing without reading (d) noting the marks
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) moving on when stuck (c) starting with a sure one (d) noting the marks
13. 13.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
14. 14.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
15. 15.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) watching others write (c) noting the marks (d) ignoring instructions
17. 17.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
20. 20.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) skip reading (b) write more pages (c) answer what is asked (d) finish early
21. 21.📄 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
22. 22.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
23. 23.📄 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
24. 24.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) writing without reading
25. 25.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) short points
26. 26.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) planning time per part (d) writing without reading
28. 28.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
30. 30.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
31. 31.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to look busy (b) to plan your time (c) to finish faster (d) to copy answers
32. 32.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) answering extra parts (c) moving on when stuck (d) reading every question
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) writing without reading (c) answering extra parts (d) ignoring instructions
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) circling key words (c) answering extra parts (d) planning time per part
35. 35.🔑 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
36. 36.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) move on, come back (c) give up the paper (d) stare at it for ages
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) planning time per part (d) circling key words
38. 38.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.📄 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
40. 40.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True

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