Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 261 · 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.🔑 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
2. 2.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
3. 3.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) moving on when stuck
4. 4.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) answering extra parts (c) starting with a sure one (d) circling key words
5. 5.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
6. 6.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
7. 7.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) watching others write (c) noting the marks (d) planning time per part
9. 9.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) skip reading (b) write more pages (c) finish early (d) answer what is asked
11. 11.📄 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
12. 12.📄 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
13. 13.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: answer known ones first or read the instructions? (a) answer known ones first (b) read the instructions
14. 14.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to plan your time (b) to finish faster (c) to copy answers (d) to look busy
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) starting with a sure one (c) ignoring instructions (d) moving on when stuck
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) watching others write (c) writing without reading (d) reading every question
17. 17.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
18. 18.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
19. 19.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
20. 20.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.📄 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
22. 22.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
23. 23.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.📄 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
25. 25.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) noting the marks (c) answering extra parts (d) panicking at a hard Q
27. 27.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
29. 29.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) reading every question (c) moving on when stuck (d) circling key words
31. 31.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) reasons and how
32. 32.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) planning time per part (c) watching others write (d) noting the marks
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) ignoring instructions (d) moving on when stuck
34. 34.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) stare at it for ages (b) move on, come back (c) give up the paper (d) leave the hall
35. 35.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) short points
36. 36.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.📄 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
38. 38.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
39. 39.📄 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
40. 40.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) short points

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