Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 341 · 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.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or mark the easy questions? (a) read the whole paper (b) mark the easy questions
2. 2.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
3. 3.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
4. 4.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) planning time per part (d) circling key words
5. 5.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
6. 6.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) stare at it for ages (c) give up the paper (d) move on, come back
7. 7.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) planning time per part (c) moving on when stuck (d) writing without reading
9. 9.🔑 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
10. 10.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to look clever (b) to finish early (c) to bank sure marks (d) to skip the rest
12. 12.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) ignoring instructions (c) reading every question (d) panicking at a hard Q
14. 14.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
15. 15.📄 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
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) watching others write (c) planning time per part (d) writing without reading
17. 17.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) writing without reading (c) circling key words (d) moving on when stuck
18. 18.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to finish faster (b) to plan your time (c) to copy answers (d) to look busy
19. 19.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) reading every question (c) circling key words (d) ignoring instructions
21. 21.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) choose only four (b) answer all six (c) skip the section (d) answer two
22. 22.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
23. 23.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) planning time per part (c) noting the marks (d) panicking at a hard Q
25. 25.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or answer known ones first? (a) mark the easy questions (b) answer known ones first
26. 26.📄 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
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) circling key words (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) planning time per part
28. 28.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
29. 29.📄 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
30. 30.🔑 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
31. 31.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or answer known ones first? (a) check your answers (b) answer known ones first
32. 32.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
33. 33.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
34. 34.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
35. 35.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
36. 36.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) finish early (b) write more pages (c) answer what is asked (d) skip reading
37. 37.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: try the harder ones or mark the easy questions? (a) try the harder ones (b) mark the easy questions
38. 38.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True

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