Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 485 · 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) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
2. 2.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
3. 3.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) moving on when stuck (c) ignoring instructions (d) circling key words
4. 4.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
5. 5.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
7. 7.📄 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
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.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) answering extra parts (c) moving on when stuck (d) circling key words
10. 10.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
11. 11.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) writing without reading (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) moving on when stuck
13. 13.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to finish faster (b) to plan your time (c) to copy answers (d) to look busy
14. 14.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
15. 15.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
16. 16.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) planning time per part (c) starting with a sure one (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
18. 18.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) give up the paper (b) leave the hall (c) stare at it for ages (d) move on, come back
19. 19.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to look clever (b) to skip the rest (c) to bank sure marks (d) to finish early
20. 20.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) answering extra parts (c) starting with a sure one (d) circling key words
22. 22.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) planning time per part (c) watching others write (d) writing without reading
23. 23.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) answer what is asked (b) write more pages (c) skip reading (d) finish early
24. 24.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or read the instructions? (a) mark the easy questions (b) read the instructions
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) ignoring instructions (c) moving on when stuck (d) planning time per part
26. 26.📄 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
27. 27.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) circling key words (c) planning time per part (d) watching others write
28. 28.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
29. 29.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
31. 31.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) circling key words (c) writing without reading (d) ignoring instructions
32. 32.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
34. 34.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (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: noting the marks? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
37. 37.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
38. 38.📄 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
39. 39.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) circling key words
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) planning time per part (d) writing without reading

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