Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 193 · 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? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
2. 2.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
3. 3.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
4. 4.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) noting the marks (c) answering extra parts (d) moving on when stuck
5. 5.📄 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
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) reading every question (c) ignoring instructions (d) noting the marks
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) ignoring instructions (c) moving on when stuck (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
8. 8.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) skip reading (b) write more pages (c) answer what is asked (d) finish early
9. 9.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) ignoring instructions (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) reading every question
10. 10.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) short points
11. 11.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
13. 13.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
14. 14.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to look clever (b) to finish early (c) to skip the rest (d) to bank sure marks
16. 16.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) circling key words (d) writing without reading
17. 17.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) starting with a sure one (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) watching others write
18. 18.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) planning time per part (c) watching others write (d) moving on when stuck
19. 19.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or read the instructions? (a) read the whole paper (b) read the instructions
20. 20.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) noting the marks (c) moving on when stuck (d) answering extra parts
22. 22.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) stare at it for ages (b) give up the paper (c) leave the hall (d) move on, come back
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) noting the marks (c) moving on when stuck (d) planning time per part
24. 24.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
25. 25.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer two (b) skip the section (c) choose only four (d) answer all six
26. 26.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
27. 27.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or mark the easy questions? (a) check your answers (b) mark the easy questions
28. 28.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
29. 29.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or read the instructions? (a) check your answers (b) read the instructions
31. 31.📄 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
32. 32.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) reading every question (c) planning time per part (d) moving on when stuck
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) watching others write (c) writing without reading (d) answering extra parts
35. 35.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) planning time per part (c) noting the marks (d) circling key words
36. 36.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
37. 37.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
38. 38.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
39. 39.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: answer known ones first or read the instructions? (a) answer known ones first (b) read the instructions
40. 40.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True

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