Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 210 · 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.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.📄 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
4. 4.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: answer known ones first or check your answers? (a) answer known ones first (b) check your answers
5. 5.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
6. 6.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to finish early (b) to look clever (c) to bank sure marks (d) to skip the rest
7. 7.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) planning time per part (c) noting the marks (d) reading every question
8. 8.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
10. 10.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) starting with a sure one (d) planning time per part
11. 11.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
12. 12.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) write more pages (b) finish early (c) skip reading (d) answer what is asked
13. 13.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
14. 14.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) writing without reading (d) starting with a sure one
15. 15.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) watching others write (c) writing without reading (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
17. 17.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) noting the marks (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
20. 20.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
21. 21.📄 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
22. 22.📄 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
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) ignoring instructions (c) noting the marks (d) planning time per part
24. 24.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.📄 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
26. 26.📄 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
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) writing without reading (c) planning time per part (d) circling key words
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) planning time per part (c) reading every question (d) answering extra parts
29. 29.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
30. 30.📄 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
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) moving on when stuck (c) circling key words (d) reading every question
32. 32.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) watching others write (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) ignoring instructions
33. 33.🔑 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
34. 34.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) reading every question (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) planning time per part
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) answering extra parts (c) planning time per part (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) planning time per part (c) watching others write (d) starting with a sure one
38. 38.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) answering extra parts (d) planning time per part
39. 39.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) reading every question (c) moving on when stuck (d) writing without reading
40. 40.📄 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

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