Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 258 · 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 of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) circling key words (c) moving on when stuck (d) noting the marks
2. 2.📄 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
3. 3.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) reasons and how
4. 4.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
5. 5.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
6. 6.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or answer known ones first? (a) check your answers (b) answer known ones first
7. 7.📄 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
8. 8.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) short points
9. 9.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) finish early (b) write more pages (c) skip reading (d) answer what is asked
10. 10.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
11. 11.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or check your answers? (a) mark the easy questions (b) check your answers
12. 12.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
15. 15.📄 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
16. 16.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to look busy (b) to finish faster (c) to copy answers (d) to plan your time
17. 17.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) circling key words (c) writing without reading (d) reading every question
18. 18.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
19. 19.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) answering extra parts (c) moving on when stuck (d) starting with a sure one
21. 21.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
22. 22.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) reading every question (c) ignoring instructions (d) starting with a sure one
23. 23.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
25. 25.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
26. 26.📄 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
27. 27.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
28. 28.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
30. 30.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) watching others write (c) starting with a sure one (d) moving on when stuck
31. 31.📄 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
32. 32.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or read the instructions? (a) check your answers (b) read the instructions
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) answering extra parts (c) ignoring instructions (d) circling key words
35. 35.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) reading every question (d) answering extra parts
36. 36.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
37. 37.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
38. 38.📄 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
39. 39.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) moving on when stuck (d) writing without reading

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