Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 479 · 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.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) skip the section (b) answer all six (c) choose only four (d) answer two
2. 2.📄 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
3. 3.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
4. 4.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) reasons and how
5. 5.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) circling key words (c) starting with a sure one (d) watching others write
6. 6.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
7. 7.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) answer what is asked (b) skip reading (c) write more pages (d) finish early
8. 8.📄 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
9. 9.📄 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
10. 10.📄 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
11. 11.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) ignoring instructions (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) planning time per part
13. 13.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
14. 14.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) ignoring instructions (c) writing without reading (d) circling key words
15. 15.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) stare at it for ages (b) move on, come back (c) leave the hall (d) give up the paper
17. 17.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
18. 18.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) circling key words (c) moving on when stuck (d) noting the marks
19. 19.📄 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
20. 20.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
21. 21.📄 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
22. 22.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
23. 23.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to copy answers (b) to look busy (c) to plan your time (d) to finish faster
24. 24.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
25. 25.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) writing without reading (c) reading every question (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
26. 26.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) noting the marks (c) moving on when stuck (d) answering extra parts
27. 27.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
28. 28.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) starting with a sure one (c) moving on when stuck (d) ignoring instructions
29. 29.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) answering extra parts (c) writing without reading (d) noting the marks
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) planning time per part (d) answering extra parts
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) noting the marks (c) planning time per part (d) answering extra parts
32. 32.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) reasons and how
34. 34.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
35. 35.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to finish early (b) to bank sure marks (c) to look clever (d) to skip the rest
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) circling key words (c) reading every question (d) noting the marks
37. 37.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) watching others write (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) starting with a sure one
38. 38.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
40. 40.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False

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