Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 440 · 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 short points. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
3. 3.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
4. 4.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) circling key words (c) writing without reading (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
6. 6.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer two (b) skip the section (c) answer all six (d) choose only four
7. 7.📄 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
8. 8.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) stare at it for ages (b) give up the paper (c) leave the hall (d) move on, come back
10. 10.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) write more pages (b) skip reading (c) finish early (d) answer what is asked
11. 11.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) answering extra parts (c) ignoring instructions (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
12. 12.📄 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
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) starting with a sure one (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) planning time per part
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) planning time per part (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) panicking at a hard Q
15. 15.📄 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
16. 16.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) circling key words (c) ignoring instructions (d) starting with a sure one
18. 18.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) planning time per part (c) ignoring instructions (d) answering extra parts
20. 20.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
21. 21.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) writing without reading (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) starting with a sure one
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) writing without reading (c) answering extra parts (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
24. 24.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) moving on when stuck (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) ignoring instructions
25. 25.📄 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
26. 26.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
27. 27.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
28. 28.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to plan your time (b) to look busy (c) to copy answers (d) to finish faster
29. 29.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
30. 30.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) reading every question (c) writing without reading (d) starting with a sure one
31. 31.📄 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
32. 32.📄 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
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) watching others write (c) moving on when stuck (d) reading every question
34. 34.📄 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
35. 35.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) short points
36. 36.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
37. 37.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
38. 38.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) ignoring instructions (c) answering extra parts (d) circling key words
39. 39.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to look clever (b) to bank sure marks (c) to skip the rest (d) to finish early

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