Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 397 · 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? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) reading every question (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) circling key words
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) circling key words (d) noting the marks
4. 4.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) skip the section (b) answer all six (c) answer two (d) choose only four
5. 5.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
6. 6.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or read the whole paper? (a) read the instructions (b) read the whole paper
7. 7.🔑 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
8. 8.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or read the instructions? (a) read the whole paper (b) read the instructions
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) ignoring instructions (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) moving on when stuck
10. 10.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) reading every question (c) planning time per part (d) ignoring instructions
12. 12.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) starting with a sure one (d) planning time per part
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) writing without reading (c) answering extra parts (d) panicking at a hard Q
14. 14.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) answer what is asked (b) finish early (c) write more pages (d) skip reading
15. 15.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) reasons and how
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) ignoring instructions (c) answering extra parts (d) noting the marks
17. 17.📄 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
18. 18.📄 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
19. 19.📄 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
20. 20.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) planning time per part (d) writing without reading
21. 21.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
22. 22.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.📄 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
24. 24.📄 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
25. 25.🔑 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
26. 26.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) give up the paper (b) stare at it for ages (c) leave the hall (d) move on, come back
28. 28.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or answer known ones first? (a) mark the easy questions (b) answer known ones first
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) writing without reading (c) noting the marks (d) moving on when stuck
30. 30.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or check your answers? (a) read the whole paper (b) check your answers
31. 31.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
32. 32.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
33. 33.📄 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
34. 34.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
35. 35.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
36. 36.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) moving on when stuck (c) circling key words (d) reading every question
37. 37.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
40. 40.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False

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