Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 424 · 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) reasons and how (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
2. 2.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) starting with a sure one (c) reading every question (d) noting the marks
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) planning time per part (c) moving on when stuck (d) writing without reading
4. 4.📄 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
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) noting the marks (c) answering extra parts (d) starting with a sure one
6. 6.📄 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
7. 7.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
8. 8.📄 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
9. 9.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
10. 10.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) circling key words (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
11. 11.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or mark the easy questions? (a) check your answers (b) mark the easy questions
12. 12.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) writing without reading (c) answering extra parts (d) moving on when stuck
15. 15.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) circling key words (c) moving on when stuck (d) ignoring instructions
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) starting with a sure one (c) writing without reading (d) ignoring instructions
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) answering extra parts (d) panicking at a hard Q
20. 20.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
21. 21.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to copy answers (b) to plan your time (c) to finish faster (d) to look busy
25. 25.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
26. 26.📄 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
27. 27.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) writing without reading (c) starting with a sure one (d) planning time per part
28. 28.📄 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
29. 29.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) short points
30. 30.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) writing without reading (c) ignoring instructions (d) moving on when stuck
31. 31.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or try the harder ones? (a) mark the easy questions (b) try the harder ones
34. 34.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
35. 35.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
36. 36.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
38. 38.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
39. 39.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
40. 40.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start

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