Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 459 · 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) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) short points
2. 2.📄 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
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.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) starting with a sure one (c) ignoring instructions (d) reading every question
5. 5.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
6. 6.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) planning time per part (d) watching others write
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) circling key words (d) moving on when stuck
8. 8.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer all six (b) skip the section (c) choose only four (d) answer two
9. 9.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) reasons and how
11. 11.📄 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
12. 12.📄 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
13. 13.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) circling key words (c) answering extra parts (d) planning time per part
14. 14.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) answering extra parts (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) panicking at a hard Q
16. 16.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) answer what is asked (b) finish early (c) skip reading (d) write more pages
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) writing without reading (d) ignoring instructions
18. 18.📄 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
19. 19.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
20. 20.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to skip the rest (b) to look clever (c) to finish early (d) to bank sure marks
21. 21.📄 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
22. 22.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to finish faster (b) to copy answers (c) to look busy (d) to plan your time
23. 23.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
24. 24.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) moving on when stuck (c) noting the marks (d) planning time per part
26. 26.📄 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
27. 27.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) stare at it for ages (b) move on, come back (c) give up the paper (d) leave the hall
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) circling key words (c) answering extra parts (d) planning time per part
29. 29.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
32. 32.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) writing without reading (c) answering extra parts (d) panicking at a hard Q
37. 37.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
39. 39.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) moving on when stuck (c) watching others write (d) reading every question

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