Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 153 · 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? “State two features of a desert.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
2. 2.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to look clever (b) to skip the rest (c) to finish early (d) to bank sure marks
3. 3.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) answering extra parts (c) ignoring instructions (d) planning time per part
6. 6.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) ignoring instructions (c) noting the marks (d) moving on when stuck
8. 8.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) noting the marks (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) circling key words
11. 11.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) answering extra parts (c) moving on when stuck (d) noting the marks
12. 12.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) reading every question (c) circling key words (d) writing without reading
13. 13.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
15. 15.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) starting with a sure one (c) planning time per part (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
16. 16.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
17. 17.🔑 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
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) watching others write (c) reading every question (d) answering extra parts
19. 19.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) planning time per part (c) ignoring instructions (d) circling key words
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) noting the marks (c) reading every question (d) planning time per part
21. 21.🔑 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
22. 22.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer two (b) choose only four (c) skip the section (d) answer all six
24. 24.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) answer what is asked (b) write more pages (c) finish early (d) skip reading
25. 25.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) writing without reading (c) reading every question (d) circling key words
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) starting with a sure one (c) reading every question (d) answering extra parts
29. 29.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
30. 30.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: answer known ones first or mark the easy questions? (a) answer known ones first (b) mark the easy questions
31. 31.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
32. 32.📄 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
33. 33.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
34. 34.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
36. 36.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
37. 37.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) circling key words (c) ignoring instructions (d) answering extra parts
39. 39.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or check your answers? (a) mark the easy questions (b) check your answers
40. 40.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True

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