Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 358 · 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: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
3. 3.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) skip reading (b) answer what is asked (c) finish early (d) write more pages
5. 5.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) starting with a sure one (c) moving on when stuck (d) planning time per part
6. 6.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer all six (b) skip the section (c) choose only four (d) answer two
8. 8.📄 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
9. 9.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) answering extra parts (c) moving on when stuck (d) noting the marks
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) circling key words (c) starting with a sure one (d) noting the marks
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) planning time per part (c) noting the marks (d) ignoring instructions
12. 12.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) planning time per part (d) panicking at a hard Q
13. 13.📄 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
14. 14.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or read the instructions? (a) check your answers (b) read the instructions
15. 15.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) noting the marks (c) reading every question (d) answering extra parts
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) reading every question (c) writing without reading (d) circling key words
18. 18.📄 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
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) watching others write (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) answering extra parts
20. 20.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
21. 21.📄 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
22. 22.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
23. 23.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
24. 24.📄 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
25. 25.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.📄 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
27. 27.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
28. 28.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
29. 29.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) ignoring instructions (c) starting with a sure one (d) answering extra parts
30. 30.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) ignoring instructions (c) circling key words (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
33. 33.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) writing without reading (c) starting with a sure one (d) planning time per part
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) writing without reading (c) starting with a sure one (d) ignoring instructions
35. 35.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) reading every question (d) moving on when stuck
37. 37.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to look clever (b) to bank sure marks (c) to finish early (d) to skip the rest
39. 39.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
40. 40.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how

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