Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 542 · 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: answer known ones first or read the whole paper? (a) answer known ones first (b) read the whole paper
2. 2.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
3. 3.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to look busy (b) to copy answers (c) to plan your time (d) to finish faster
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) watching others write (c) planning time per part (d) panicking at a hard Q
5. 5.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: try the harder ones or read the whole paper? (a) try the harder ones (b) read the whole paper
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) answering extra parts (c) circling key words (d) noting the marks
8. 8.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.📄 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
10. 10.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
11. 11.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
12. 12.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) ignoring instructions (d) starting with a sure one
14. 14.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or read the whole paper? (a) read the instructions (b) read the whole paper
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) circling key words (c) watching others write (d) noting the marks
17. 17.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) answer what is asked (b) finish early (c) write more pages (d) skip reading
18. 18.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
19. 19.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.📄 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
21. 21.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
22. 22.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) skip the section (b) answer two (c) answer all six (d) choose only four
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) moving on when stuck (c) circling key words (d) ignoring instructions
24. 24.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
25. 25.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
26. 26.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) noting the marks (c) planning time per part (d) moving on when stuck
27. 27.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) writing without reading (d) answering extra parts
28. 28.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or mark the easy questions? (a) read the whole paper (b) mark the easy questions
29. 29.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
30. 30.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to look clever (b) to skip the rest (c) to bank sure marks (d) to finish early
31. 31.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) stare at it for ages (b) give up the paper (c) leave the hall (d) move on, come back
32. 32.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) writing without reading (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) circling key words
33. 33.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) answering extra parts (c) writing without reading (d) ignoring instructions
35. 35.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) ignoring instructions (c) writing without reading (d) circling key words
37. 37.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
39. 39.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) short points

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