Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 198 · 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.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) give up the paper (c) move on, come back (d) stare at it for ages
2. 2.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
3. 3.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
5. 5.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
6. 6.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
7. 7.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) noting the marks (c) answering extra parts (d) starting with a sure one
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) noting the marks (d) circling key words
10. 10.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
11. 11.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
12. 12.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) finish early (b) write more pages (c) skip reading (d) answer what is asked
13. 13.📄 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
14. 14.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) reading every question (c) ignoring instructions (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
15. 15.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
16. 16.📄 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
17. 17.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) reading every question (d) starting with a sure one
18. 18.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or read the whole paper? (a) check your answers (b) read the whole paper
21. 21.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) starting with a sure one (c) reading every question (d) planning time per part
23. 23.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
24. 24.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or mark the easy questions? (a) read the whole paper (b) mark the easy questions
26. 26.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to finish faster (b) to look busy (c) to copy answers (d) to plan your time
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) moving on when stuck (d) answering extra parts
28. 28.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to bank sure marks (b) to look clever (c) to skip the rest (d) to finish early
29. 29.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) reading every question (c) writing without reading (d) noting the marks
30. 30.📄 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
31. 31.📄 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
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) planning time per part (c) reading every question (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
33. 33.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) circling key words (c) answering extra parts (d) writing without reading
34. 34.📄 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
35. 35.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) starting with a sure one (c) moving on when stuck (d) circling key words
36. 36.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) ignoring instructions (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
38. 38.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True

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