Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 530 · 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: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
2. 2.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or read the instructions? (a) check your answers (b) read the instructions
3. 3.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) watching others write (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) noting the marks
4. 4.📄 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
5. 5.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) circling key words (c) planning time per part (d) reading every question
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) answering extra parts (c) reading every question (d) watching others write
8. 8.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
9. 9.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to plan your time (b) to finish faster (c) to look busy (d) to copy answers
11. 11.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) short points
12. 12.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) moving on when stuck (d) circling key words
15. 15.📄 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
16. 16.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) writing without reading (d) noting the marks
18. 18.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
19. 19.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
20. 20.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or try the harder ones? (a) check your answers (b) try the harder ones
22. 22.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) circling key words (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) planning time per part
23. 23.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) circling key words (c) moving on when stuck (d) noting the marks
24. 24.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
26. 26.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) skip reading (b) answer what is asked (c) write more pages (d) finish early
27. 27.📄 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
28. 28.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) circling key words (c) watching others write (d) answering extra parts
29. 29.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) moving on when stuck (d) panicking at a hard Q
32. 32.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
33. 33.📄 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
34. 34.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) ignoring instructions (c) reading every question (d) noting the marks
35. 35.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) reading every question (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) writing without reading
36. 36.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: try the harder ones or mark the easy questions? (a) try the harder ones (b) mark the easy questions
37. 37.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to bank sure marks (b) to finish early (c) to look clever (d) to skip the rest
38. 38.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
40. 40.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or answer known ones first? (a) check your answers (b) answer known ones first

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