Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 392 · 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.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
2. 2.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) reading every question (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) moving on when stuck
4. 4.📄 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
5. 5.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
6. 6.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
7. 7.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or check your answers? (a) mark the easy questions (b) check your answers
8. 8.📄 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
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) reading every question (c) watching others write (d) noting the marks
10. 10.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.📄 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
12. 12.📄 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
13. 13.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
14. 14.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) answer what is asked (b) write more pages (c) skip reading (d) finish early
15. 15.📄 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
16. 16.📄 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
17. 17.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or read the instructions? (a) check your answers (b) read the instructions
20. 20.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) circling key words (c) watching others write (d) moving on when stuck
21. 21.📄 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
22. 22.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) ignoring instructions (c) answering extra parts (d) circling key words
23. 23.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) stare at it for ages (b) leave the hall (c) give up the paper (d) move on, come back
24. 24.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
25. 25.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) writing without reading (c) answering extra parts (d) watching others write
27. 27.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
28. 28.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
29. 29.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
30. 30.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) ignoring instructions (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) planning time per part
32. 32.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
33. 33.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.📄 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
36. 36.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) starting with a sure one (c) watching others write (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
37. 37.📄 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
38. 38.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer all six (b) answer two (c) skip the section (d) choose only four
39. 39.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) noting the marks (c) circling key words (d) panicking at a hard Q
40. 40.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start

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