Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 428 · 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: “State two features of a desert.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) circling key words (c) ignoring instructions (d) noting the marks
3. 3.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to skip the rest (b) to finish early (c) to look clever (d) to bank sure marks
4. 4.📄 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
5. 5.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
7. 7.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) skip the section (b) answer all six (c) answer two (d) choose only four
8. 8.📄 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
9. 9.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) watching others write (c) answering extra parts (d) panicking at a hard Q
10. 10.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
11. 11.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) watching others write (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) panicking at a hard Q
13. 13.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
14. 14.📄 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
15. 15.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
16. 16.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
17. 17.📄 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
18. 18.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
19. 19.📄 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
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) answering extra parts (c) noting the marks (d) ignoring instructions
21. 21.📄 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
22. 22.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) noting the marks (c) reading every question (d) writing without reading
23. 23.📄 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
24. 24.📄 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
25. 25.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) reading every question (c) ignoring instructions (d) circling key words
26. 26.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
27. 27.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) circling key words (d) moving on when stuck
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: mark the easy questions or try the harder ones? (a) mark the easy questions (b) try the harder ones
30. 30.🔑 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
31. 31.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) reading every question (c) planning time per part (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
33. 33.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) finish early (b) skip reading (c) write more pages (d) answer what is asked
34. 34.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
35. 35.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) move on, come back (b) leave the hall (c) give up the paper (d) stare at it for ages
36. 36.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
37. 37.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
38. 38.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) planning time per part (c) starting with a sure one (d) panicking at a hard Q
40. 40.📄 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

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