Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 521 · 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 answer known ones first? (a) read the whole paper (b) answer known ones first
2. 2.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to finish early (b) to skip the rest (c) to look clever (d) to bank sure marks
3. 3.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
4. 4.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
5. 5.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) writing without reading (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) starting with a sure one
7. 7.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) ignoring instructions (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) circling key words
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) reading every question (c) watching others write (d) noting the marks
10. 10.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) stare at it for ages (b) leave the hall (c) give up the paper (d) move on, come back
11. 11.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) writing without reading (c) planning time per part (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
13. 13.📄 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
14. 14.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
16. 16.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) ignoring instructions (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) reading every question
17. 17.📄 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
18. 18.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) write more pages (b) skip reading (c) finish early (d) answer what is asked
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) moving on when stuck (c) writing without reading (d) circling key words
20. 20.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
21. 21.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) reasons and how
22. 22.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) moving on when stuck (d) answering extra parts
23. 23.📄 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
24. 24.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
26. 26.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) writing without reading (c) noting the marks (d) starting with a sure one
27. 27.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
28. 28.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) planning time per part (d) starting with a sure one
30. 30.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) noting the marks (c) starting with a sure one (d) watching others write
31. 31.📄 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
32. 32.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
33. 33.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
34. 34.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
37. 37.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to copy answers (b) to plan your time (c) to look busy (d) to finish faster
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) writing without reading (c) watching others write (d) panicking at a hard Q
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) writing without reading (c) answering extra parts (d) ignoring instructions
40. 40.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False

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