Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 538 · 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? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) reading every question (c) circling key words (d) starting with a sure one
3. 3.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to look busy (b) to plan your time (c) to copy answers (d) to finish faster
4. 4.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
5. 5.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) answering extra parts (c) planning time per part (d) ignoring instructions
6. 6.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or try the harder ones? (a) read the instructions (b) try the harder ones
8. 8.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer two (b) skip the section (c) answer all six (d) choose only four
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) writing without reading (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) circling key words
10. 10.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
11. 11.📄 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
12. 12.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to skip the rest (b) to look clever (c) to bank sure marks (d) to finish early
13. 13.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) noting the marks (c) planning time per part (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
14. 14.📄 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
15. 15.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) reasons and how
16. 16.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) watching others write (c) ignoring instructions (d) panicking at a hard Q
18. 18.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) answering extra parts (c) moving on when stuck (d) writing without reading
20. 20.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
21. 21.📄 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
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) ignoring instructions (c) writing without reading (d) answering extra parts
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) reading every question (c) planning time per part (d) writing without reading
24. 24.📄 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
25. 25.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) circling key words (c) ignoring instructions (d) starting with a sure one
27. 27.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) reasons and how
28. 28.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
29. 29.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
30. 30.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
31. 31.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
32. 32.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
33. 33.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) moving on when stuck (c) noting the marks (d) ignoring instructions
37. 37.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) planning time per part (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) circling key words
39. 39.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) finish early (b) skip reading (c) answer what is asked (d) write more pages
40. 40.📄 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

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