Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 223 · 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.📄 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
2. 2.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) finish early (b) answer what is asked (c) skip reading (d) write more pages
3. 3.📄 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
4. 4.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) choose only four (b) skip the section (c) answer two (d) answer all six
5. 5.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
6. 6.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to finish early (b) to bank sure marks (c) to skip the rest (d) to look clever
7. 7.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
8. 8.📄 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
9. 9.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
10. 10.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) stare at it for ages (b) leave the hall (c) give up the paper (d) move on, come back
11. 11.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
12. 12.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) noting the marks (c) starting with a sure one (d) ignoring instructions
14. 14.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or read the whole paper? (a) mark the easy questions (b) read the whole paper
15. 15.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) writing without reading (c) watching others write (d) ignoring instructions
16. 16.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) watching others write (d) writing without reading
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) planning time per part (c) moving on when stuck (d) reading every question
18. 18.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
20. 20.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) planning time per part (c) answering extra parts (d) starting with a sure one
21. 21.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
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.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) answering extra parts (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) circling key words
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) starting with a sure one (c) noting the marks (d) reading every question
25. 25.📄 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
26. 26.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) moving on when stuck (c) planning time per part (d) watching others write
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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) starting with a sure one (d) reading every question
29. 29.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
30. 30.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
31. 31.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
32. 32.📄 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
33. 33.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
34. 34.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
36. 36.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
37. 37.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
38. 38.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.📄 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
40. 40.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) how they differ or match

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