Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 303 · 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.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
3. 3.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
4. 4.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
6. 6.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
7. 7.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
8. 8.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: answer known ones first or check your answers? (a) answer known ones first (b) check your answers
10. 10.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
11. 11.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) ignoring instructions (c) starting with a sure one (d) planning time per part
13. 13.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
15. 15.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to finish faster (b) to copy answers (c) to plan your time (d) to look busy
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) circling key words (c) noting the marks (d) starting with a sure one
17. 17.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer all six (b) skip the section (c) answer two (d) choose only four
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) starting with a sure one (c) circling key words (d) writing without reading
19. 19.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) answering extra parts (c) noting the marks (d) moving on when stuck
21. 21.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
22. 22.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
23. 23.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) writing without reading (c) ignoring instructions (d) answering extra parts
24. 24.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
26. 26.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) planning time per part (c) watching others write (d) ignoring instructions
27. 27.📄 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
28. 28.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
29. 29.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.📄 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
31. 31.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: try the harder ones or read the instructions? (a) try the harder ones (b) read the instructions
32. 32.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
33. 33.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
34. 34.📄 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
35. 35.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) finish early (b) skip reading (c) write more pages (d) answer what is asked
36. 36.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) ignoring instructions (c) reading every question (d) writing without reading
37. 37.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or try the harder ones? (a) mark the easy questions (b) try the harder ones
38. 38.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) moving on when stuck (d) reading every question
39. 39.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
40. 40.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start

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