Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 250 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) writing without reading (c) starting with a sure one (d) circling key words
2. 2.🔑 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
3. 3.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) moving on when stuck (c) reading every question (d) planning time per part
5. 5.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
6. 6.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
7. 7.📄 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
8. 8.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to look clever (b) to bank sure marks (c) to finish early (d) to skip the rest
9. 9.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or read the instructions? (a) check your answers (b) read the instructions
10. 10.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) moving on when stuck (c) starting with a sure one (d) noting the marks
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) starting with a sure one (d) watching others write
12. 12.📄 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
13. 13.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
15. 15.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) noting the marks (d) writing without reading
16. 16.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
17. 17.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
18. 18.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to finish faster (b) to copy answers (c) to plan your time (d) to look busy
19. 19.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
20. 20.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
21. 21.📄 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
22. 22.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
23. 23.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
24. 24.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer two (b) skip the section (c) answer all six (d) choose only four
25. 25.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: try the harder ones or read the instructions? (a) try the harder ones (b) read the instructions
26. 26.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or try the harder ones? (a) mark the easy questions (b) try the harder ones
27. 27.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) reading every question (c) circling key words (d) noting the marks
28. 28.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
30. 30.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
31. 31.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) reading every question (c) circling key words (d) answering extra parts
33. 33.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
35. 35.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
36. 36.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
38. 38.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.📄 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
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) writing without reading (c) noting the marks (d) panicking at a hard Q

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