Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 291 · 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.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
2. 2.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) short points
3. 3.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
4. 4.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) skip the section (b) answer two (c) choose only four (d) answer all six
5. 5.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to skip the rest (b) to look clever (c) to bank sure marks (d) to finish early
6. 6.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
7. 7.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) answer what is asked (b) write more pages (c) finish early (d) skip reading
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) reading every question (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) moving on when stuck
9. 9.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
10. 10.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) planning time per part (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) reading every question
11. 11.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) moving on when stuck (c) circling key words (d) answering extra parts
13. 13.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to finish faster (b) to plan your time (c) to look busy (d) to copy answers
14. 14.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) starting with a sure one (c) circling key words (d) noting the marks
16. 16.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) moving on when stuck (c) ignoring instructions (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
17. 17.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
18. 18.📄 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
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) moving on when stuck (c) starting with a sure one (d) reading every question
20. 20.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
21. 21.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
22. 22.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) noting the marks (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
24. 24.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
25. 25.📄 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
26. 26.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) give up the paper (b) stare at it for ages (c) leave the hall (d) move on, come back
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) reading every question (c) noting the marks (d) watching others write
28. 28.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
31. 31.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or read the instructions? (a) check your answers (b) read the instructions
33. 33.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) ignoring instructions (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) reading every question
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) noting the marks (c) circling key words (d) writing without reading
36. 36.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or check your answers? (a) read the instructions (b) check your answers
37. 37.🔑 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
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) watching others write (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) ignoring instructions
39. 39.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) starting with a sure one (c) ignoring instructions (d) answering extra parts

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