Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 184 · 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) reading every question (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) writing without reading (d) answering extra parts
3. 3.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
4. 4.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
5. 5.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) stare at it for ages (b) leave the hall (c) move on, come back (d) give up the paper
6. 6.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to look busy (b) to plan your time (c) to copy answers (d) to finish faster
7. 7.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or read the whole paper? (a) read the instructions (b) read the whole paper
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) planning time per part (d) ignoring instructions
9. 9.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or mark the easy questions? (a) read the instructions (b) mark the easy questions
10. 10.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
11. 11.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
12. 12.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.📄 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
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) starting with a sure one (c) writing without reading (d) reading every question
15. 15.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
16. 16.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
18. 18.📄 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
19. 19.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) reading every question (c) planning time per part (d) panicking at a hard Q
20. 20.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
21. 21.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) reading every question (c) starting with a sure one (d) circling key words
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) moving on when stuck (c) planning time per part (d) starting with a sure one
23. 23.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
26. 26.🔑 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
27. 27.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) planning time per part (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) circling key words
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) answering extra parts (c) starting with a sure one (d) noting the marks
30. 30.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
31. 31.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
32. 32.📄 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
33. 33.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
34. 34.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
36. 36.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or try the harder ones? (a) check your answers (b) try the harder ones
37. 37.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) writing without reading (c) moving on when stuck (d) watching others write
40. 40.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False

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