Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 373 · 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.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer two (b) skip the section (c) choose only four (d) answer all six
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) watching others write (c) circling key words (d) writing without reading
3. 3.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to copy answers (b) to look busy (c) to finish faster (d) to plan your time
4. 4.📄 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
5. 5.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) noting the marks (c) moving on when stuck (d) watching others write
7. 7.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) writing without reading (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) moving on when stuck
9. 9.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
11. 11.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
12. 12.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
13. 13.📄 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
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) circling key words (c) starting with a sure one (d) answering extra parts
15. 15.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) reading every question (d) watching others write
17. 17.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: try the harder ones or answer known ones first? (a) try the harder ones (b) answer known ones first
18. 18.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) noting the marks (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) answering extra parts
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) circling key words (c) moving on when stuck (d) writing without reading
20. 20.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) skip reading (b) finish early (c) write more pages (d) answer what is asked
21. 21.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
22. 22.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or read the whole paper? (a) mark the easy questions (b) read the whole paper
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) circling key words (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) reading every question
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) ignoring instructions (c) writing without reading (d) starting with a sure one
25. 25.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) reasons and how
27. 27.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
28. 28.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
29. 29.📄 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
30. 30.📄 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
31. 31.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
32. 32.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
34. 34.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
35. 35.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
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.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) reading every question (c) moving on when stuck (d) watching others write
39. 39.📄 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
40. 40.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) how they differ or match

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