Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 279 · 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? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) answering extra parts (c) moving on when stuck (d) planning time per part
3. 3.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) finish early (b) answer what is asked (c) write more pages (d) skip reading
4. 4.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to copy answers (b) to plan your time (c) to finish faster (d) to look busy
5. 5.📄 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
6. 6.📄 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
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) moving on when stuck (c) watching others write (d) starting with a sure one
8. 8.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) starting with a sure one (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) panicking at a hard Q
9. 9.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
10. 10.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) ignoring instructions (c) planning time per part (d) noting the marks
11. 11.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) reading every question (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) noting the marks
12. 12.🔑 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
13. 13.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) moving on when stuck (c) answering extra parts (d) noting the marks
14. 14.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
15. 15.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
16. 16.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
17. 17.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
18. 18.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
20. 20.📄 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
21. 21.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer all six (b) answer two (c) skip the section (d) choose only four
22. 22.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
23. 23.📄 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
24. 24.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) circling key words (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) planning time per part
25. 25.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
26. 26.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.📄 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
28. 28.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) watching others write (c) writing without reading (d) circling key words
29. 29.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
30. 30.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or read the instructions? (a) read the whole paper (b) read the instructions
31. 31.📄 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
32. 32.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
33. 33.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
35. 35.🔑 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) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
36. 36.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
38. 38.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
39. 39.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) answering extra parts (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) watching others write

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