Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 180 · 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: circling key words? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
2. 2.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) watching others write (d) planning time per part
3. 3.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer two (b) skip the section (c) choose only four (d) answer all six
4. 4.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) writing without reading (c) answering extra parts (d) moving on when stuck
5. 5.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
6. 6.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or try the harder ones? (a) read the instructions (b) try the harder ones
7. 7.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) writing without reading (c) reading every question (d) planning time per part
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) answering extra parts (c) circling key words (d) reading every question
9. 9.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) writing without reading (c) planning time per part (d) reading every question
11. 11.🔑 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
12. 12.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
13. 13.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
14. 14.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
15. 15.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
16. 16.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
17. 17.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or read the instructions? (a) mark the easy questions (b) read the instructions
18. 18.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
19. 19.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
21. 21.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.📄 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
23. 23.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) give up the paper (b) stare at it for ages (c) leave the hall (d) move on, come back
24. 24.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or try the harder ones? (a) read the whole paper (b) try the harder ones
25. 25.📄 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
26. 26.🔑 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
27. 27.📄 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
28. 28.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
29. 29.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) reasons and how
30. 30.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to look clever (b) to skip the rest (c) to bank sure marks (d) to finish early
31. 31.📄 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
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) noting the marks (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) planning time per part
33. 33.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.📄 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
35. 35.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
36. 36.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) finish early (b) answer what is asked (c) skip reading (d) write more pages
37. 37.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to copy answers (b) to finish faster (c) to look busy (d) to plan your time
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) moving on when stuck (c) ignoring instructions (d) writing without reading
39. 39.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match

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