Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 494 · 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.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or read the instructions? (a) read the whole paper (b) read the instructions
2. 2.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
3. 3.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
4. 4.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) circling key words (c) noting the marks (d) panicking at a hard Q
5. 5.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
6. 6.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) reading every question (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) ignoring instructions
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) planning time per part (c) noting the marks (d) writing without reading
8. 8.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or mark the easy questions? (a) read the instructions (b) mark the easy questions
9. 9.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
10. 10.📄 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
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) answering extra parts (d) watching others write
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) noting the marks (c) reading every question (d) answering extra parts
13. 13.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or read the whole paper? (a) check your answers (b) read the whole paper
14. 14.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
15. 15.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) watching others write (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) ignoring instructions
16. 16.📄 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
17. 17.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) finish early (b) skip reading (c) write more pages (d) answer what is asked
18. 18.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) planning time per part (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) starting with a sure one
20. 20.📄 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
21. 21.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) starting with a sure one (c) answering extra parts (d) circling key words
22. 22.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to finish faster (b) to copy answers (c) to plan your time (d) to look busy
23. 23.📄 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
24. 24.📄 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
25. 25.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
26. 26.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or answer known ones first? (a) read the whole paper (b) answer known ones first
27. 27.📄 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
28. 28.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) short points
29. 29.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: answer known ones first or mark the easy questions? (a) answer known ones first (b) mark the easy questions
30. 30.📄 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
31. 31.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
32. 32.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
35. 35.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or try the harder ones? (a) read the whole paper (b) try the harder ones
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) watching others write (d) answering extra parts
38. 38.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) answering extra parts (c) noting the marks (d) watching others write
39. 39.🔑 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
40. 40.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how

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