Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 374 · 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.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: answer known ones first or mark the easy questions? (a) answer known ones first (b) mark the easy questions
3. 3.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) starting with a sure one (d) circling key words
4. 4.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) give up the paper (c) stare at it for ages (d) move on, come back
5. 5.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
7. 7.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
8. 8.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) ignoring instructions (c) answering extra parts (d) starting with a sure one
10. 10.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
11. 11.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) writing without reading (c) planning time per part (d) moving on when stuck
12. 12.📄 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
13. 13.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or answer known ones first? (a) read the whole paper (b) answer known ones first
15. 15.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer all six (b) answer two (c) skip the section (d) choose only four
16. 16.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to finish early (b) to skip the rest (c) to look clever (d) to bank sure marks
17. 17.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) short points
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) moving on when stuck (c) reading every question (d) noting the marks
19. 19.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to finish faster (b) to copy answers (c) to look busy (d) to plan your time
20. 20.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
21. 21.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) answering extra parts (c) reading every question (d) watching others write
23. 23.📄 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
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) planning time per part (c) moving on when stuck (d) noting the marks
25. 25.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
26. 26.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
27. 27.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
28. 28.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) starting with a sure one (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) moving on when stuck
32. 32.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
33. 33.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
34. 34.📄 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
35. 35.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) answering extra parts (c) noting the marks (d) circling key words
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) noting the marks (d) moving on when stuck
37. 37.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
38. 38.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) noting the marks (c) answering extra parts (d) writing without reading
39. 39.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) reasons and how
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) ignoring instructions (c) planning time per part (d) writing without reading

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