Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 301 · 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: watching others write? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
2. 2.🔑 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
3. 3.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) moving on when stuck (c) noting the marks (d) ignoring instructions
4. 4.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) finish early (b) write more pages (c) answer what is asked (d) skip reading
5. 5.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
6. 6.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
7. 7.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
8. 8.📄 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
9. 9.📄 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
10. 10.📄 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
11. 11.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer all six (b) skip the section (c) choose only four (d) answer two
12. 12.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) reading every question (c) circling key words (d) panicking at a hard Q
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) planning time per part (c) moving on when stuck (d) answering extra parts
16. 16.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
17. 17.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
18. 18.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) planning time per part (c) starting with a sure one (d) circling key words
19. 19.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) ignoring instructions (c) moving on when stuck (d) writing without reading
22. 22.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) answering extra parts (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) noting the marks
24. 24.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) reading every question (c) starting with a sure one (d) noting the marks
26. 26.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or answer known ones first? (a) read the whole paper (b) answer known ones first
27. 27.📄 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
28. 28.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or check your answers? (a) read the instructions (b) check your answers
29. 29.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
31. 31.📄 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
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) planning time per part (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) reading every question
33. 33.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) watching others write (c) planning time per part (d) noting the marks
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) starting with a sure one (c) circling key words (d) ignoring instructions
35. 35.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
36. 36.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.📄 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
38. 38.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.📄 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
40. 40.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or answer known ones first? (a) read the instructions (b) answer known ones first

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