Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 398 · 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: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) skip reading (b) write more pages (c) finish early (d) answer what is asked
3. 3.📄 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
4. 4.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer all six (b) skip the section (c) choose only four (d) answer two
5. 5.📄 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
6. 6.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
7. 7.📄 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
8. 8.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) ignoring instructions (c) circling key words (d) starting with a sure one
10. 10.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) short points
11. 11.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) starting with a sure one (c) watching others write (d) reading every question
12. 12.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) reasons and how
13. 13.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) reading every question (c) writing without reading (d) noting the marks
15. 15.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) moving on when stuck (d) panicking at a hard Q
16. 16.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
17. 17.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
18. 18.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
19. 19.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: answer known ones first or read the instructions? (a) answer known ones first (b) read the instructions
20. 20.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or try the harder ones? (a) read the whole paper (b) try the harder ones
21. 21.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.📄 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
23. 23.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
24. 24.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) starting with a sure one (d) reading every question
25. 25.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) reading every question (c) moving on when stuck (d) panicking at a hard Q
26. 26.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
29. 29.📄 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
30. 30.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) move on, come back (b) give up the paper (c) stare at it for ages (d) leave the hall
31. 31.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to look busy (b) to plan your time (c) to copy answers (d) to finish faster
32. 32.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) circling key words (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) watching others write
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) ignoring instructions (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) moving on when stuck
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) reading every question (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) watching others write
36. 36.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) panicking at a hard Q
37. 37.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: answer known ones first or read the whole paper? (a) answer known ones first (b) read the whole paper
38. 38.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) answering extra parts (c) ignoring instructions (d) starting with a sure one

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