Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 342 · 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: noting the marks? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
2. 2.📄 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
3. 3.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) ignoring instructions (c) reading every question (d) panicking at a hard Q
4. 4.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) circling key words (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
5. 5.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) writing without reading (c) moving on when stuck (d) noting the marks
7. 7.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
8. 8.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
10. 10.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
11. 11.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
12. 12.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to bank sure marks (b) to look clever (c) to finish early (d) to skip the rest
13. 13.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) reasons and how
14. 14.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
15. 15.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
16. 16.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) skip reading (b) write more pages (c) finish early (d) answer what is asked
17. 17.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) planning time per part (c) starting with a sure one (d) watching others write
20. 20.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or try the harder ones? (a) read the whole paper (b) try the harder ones
21. 21.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or read the instructions? (a) check your answers (b) read the instructions
22. 22.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer all six (b) answer two (c) skip the section (d) choose only four
23. 23.📄 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
24. 24.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
25. 25.🔑 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
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) reading every question (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) noting the marks
27. 27.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
28. 28.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) ignoring instructions (c) circling key words (d) reading every question
29. 29.📄 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
30. 30.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) answering extra parts (c) noting the marks (d) ignoring instructions
35. 35.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
37. 37.📄 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
38. 38.📄 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
39. 39.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
40. 40.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to finish faster (b) to look busy (c) to plan your time (d) to copy answers

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