Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 516 · 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? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
2. 2.📄 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
3. 3.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
4. 4.📄 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
5. 5.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) writing without reading (c) planning time per part (d) starting with a sure one
8. 8.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
9. 9.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer all six (b) choose only four (c) answer two (d) skip the section
10. 10.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) circling key words (d) planning time per part
11. 11.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) ignoring instructions (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) circling key words
12. 12.📄 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
13. 13.📄 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
14. 14.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
15. 15.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) give up the paper (b) leave the hall (c) move on, come back (d) stare at it for ages
16. 16.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or check your answers? (a) mark the easy questions (b) check your answers
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) noting the marks (c) planning time per part (d) starting with a sure one
18. 18.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
19. 19.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
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.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
22. 22.📄 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
23. 23.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
24. 24.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to copy answers (b) to finish faster (c) to plan your time (d) to look busy
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) watching others write (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) circling key words
26. 26.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) ignoring instructions (c) planning time per part (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
27. 27.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
28. 28.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
29. 29.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or read the instructions? (a) check your answers (b) read the instructions
32. 32.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) reading every question (d) ignoring instructions
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) answering extra parts (d) moving on when stuck
35. 35.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) write more pages (b) finish early (c) skip reading (d) answer what is asked
36. 36.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) noting the marks (c) reading every question (d) ignoring instructions
38. 38.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) starting with a sure one (c) circling key words (d) writing without reading
40. 40.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start

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