Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 505 · 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.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
2. 2.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) starting with a sure one (d) panicking at a hard Q
3. 3.📄 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
4. 4.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) noting the marks (c) planning time per part (d) circling key words
5. 5.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to bank sure marks (b) to skip the rest (c) to look clever (d) to finish early
6. 6.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer all six (b) answer two (c) choose only four (d) skip the section
7. 7.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.📄 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
9. 9.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
11. 11.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
13. 13.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
14. 14.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) watching others write (c) noting the marks (d) starting with a sure one
15. 15.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or read the instructions? (a) check your answers (b) read the instructions
16. 16.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) skip reading (b) finish early (c) answer what is asked (d) write more pages
17. 17.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or try the harder ones? (a) mark the easy questions (b) try the harder ones
18. 18.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) watching others write (c) noting the marks (d) ignoring instructions
19. 19.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
20. 20.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
21. 21.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
22. 22.📄 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
23. 23.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to look busy (b) to plan your time (c) to finish faster (d) to copy answers
24. 24.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) starting with a sure one (c) ignoring instructions (d) moving on when stuck
26. 26.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
27. 27.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
28. 28.📄 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
29. 29.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
30. 30.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
32. 32.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) reading every question (d) answering extra parts
33. 33.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
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 of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) moving on when stuck (c) planning time per part (d) panicking at a hard Q
38. 38.📄 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
39. 39.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) reading every question (c) moving on when stuck (d) noting the marks
40. 40.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True

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