Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 316 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) ignoring instructions (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
2. 2.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
3. 3.🔑 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
4. 4.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
5. 5.📄 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
6. 6.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) reading every question (c) writing without reading (d) answering extra parts
7. 7.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) skip the section (b) choose only four (c) answer two (d) answer all six
8. 8.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
10. 10.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) reading every question (c) noting the marks (d) watching others write
11. 11.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) reasons and how
14. 14.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to finish faster (b) to copy answers (c) to look busy (d) to plan your time
15. 15.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) answering extra parts (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) ignoring instructions
17. 17.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
19. 19.📄 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
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) writing without reading (c) starting with a sure one (d) answering extra parts
21. 21.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) answering extra parts (c) moving on when stuck (d) writing without reading
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) planning time per part (c) noting the marks (d) reading every question
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) planning time per part (c) answering extra parts (d) starting with a sure one
24. 24.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
25. 25.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) circling key words (c) planning time per part (d) answering extra parts
26. 26.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) planning time per part (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) noting the marks
27. 27.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or read the whole paper? (a) read the instructions (b) read the whole paper
29. 29.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to finish early (b) to bank sure marks (c) to look clever (d) to skip the rest
30. 30.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) ignoring instructions (d) answering extra parts
32. 32.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
33. 33.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) finish early (b) answer what is asked (c) skip reading (d) write more pages
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) writing without reading (c) moving on when stuck (d) starting with a sure one
36. 36.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) writing without reading (c) noting the marks (d) starting with a sure one
37. 37.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) writing without reading (d) noting the marks
38. 38.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
39. 39.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
40. 40.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) short points

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