Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 546 · 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? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
2. 2.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) noting the marks (d) writing without reading
3. 3.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.📄 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
5. 5.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
6. 6.📄 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
7. 7.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or read the whole paper? (a) check your answers (b) read the whole paper
8. 8.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) starting with a sure one (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) watching others write
9. 9.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
10. 10.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.📄 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
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) answering extra parts (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) noting the marks
13. 13.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
14. 14.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) writing without reading (c) reading every question (d) watching others write
15. 15.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) writing without reading (c) reading every question (d) noting the marks
19. 19.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) ignoring instructions (c) noting the marks (d) planning time per part
20. 20.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
21. 21.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) writing without reading (c) reading every question (d) circling key words
24. 24.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
25. 25.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) ignoring instructions (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) planning time per part
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.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) stare at it for ages (b) move on, come back (c) leave the hall (d) give up the paper
29. 29.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) reading every question (c) noting the marks (d) planning time per part
30. 30.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) watching others write (c) noting the marks (d) starting with a sure one
32. 32.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or read the instructions? (a) mark the easy questions (b) read the instructions
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) moving on when stuck (c) ignoring instructions (d) planning time per part
34. 34.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
36. 36.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.📄 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
39. 39.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
40. 40.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True

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