Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 524 · 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.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) skip reading (b) write more pages (c) answer what is asked (d) finish early
2. 2.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) moving on when stuck (c) reading every question (d) ignoring instructions
3. 3.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or read the instructions? (a) check your answers (b) read the instructions
4. 4.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) move on, come back (b) leave the hall (c) give up the paper (d) stare at it for ages
5. 5.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) writing without reading (c) circling key words (d) ignoring instructions
6. 6.🔑 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
7. 7.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: answer known ones first or check your answers? (a) answer known ones first (b) check your answers
8. 8.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to bank sure marks (b) to finish early (c) to skip the rest (d) to look clever
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) starting with a sure one (c) moving on when stuck (d) circling key words
10. 10.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) watching others write (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) noting the marks
12. 12.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to finish faster (b) to look busy (c) to plan your time (d) to copy answers
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) starting with a sure one (c) reading every question (d) moving on when stuck
14. 14.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
15. 15.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) ignoring instructions (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) reading every question
18. 18.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
19. 19.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
21. 21.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) starting with a sure one (c) planning time per part (d) moving on when stuck
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) reading every question (c) noting the marks (d) circling key words
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) moving on when stuck (c) answering extra parts (d) planning time per part
24. 24.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) ignoring instructions (c) noting the marks (d) writing without reading
27. 27.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) choose only four (b) skip the section (c) answer all six (d) answer two
28. 28.📄 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
29. 29.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
31. 31.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
33. 33.📄 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
34. 34.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) circling key words (c) moving on when stuck (d) panicking at a hard Q
35. 35.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
37. 37.📄 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
38. 38.📄 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
39. 39.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) writing without reading (c) starting with a sure one (d) watching others write
40. 40.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) how they differ or match

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