Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

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

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