Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 549 · 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? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
2. 2.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) starting with a sure one (c) moving on when stuck (d) watching others write
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) reading every question (c) circling key words (d) panicking at a hard Q
5. 5.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
6. 6.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
7. 7.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
8. 8.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
9. 9.📄 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
10. 10.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) circling key words
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) noting the marks (c) reading every question (d) writing without reading
12. 12.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) noting the marks (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) moving on when stuck
13. 13.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) planning time per part (c) noting the marks (d) ignoring instructions
14. 14.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) circling key words (d) noting the marks
16. 16.📄 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
17. 17.📄 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
18. 18.📄 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
19. 19.📄 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
20. 20.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) skip reading (b) answer what is asked (c) finish early (d) write more pages
21. 21.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer all six (b) answer two (c) choose only four (d) skip the section
23. 23.📄 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
24. 24.📄 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
25. 25.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) writing without reading (c) ignoring instructions (d) reading every question
27. 27.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) ignoring instructions (c) watching others write (d) circling key words
28. 28.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) writing without reading (c) watching others write (d) planning time per part
29. 29.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
30. 30.📄 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
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) starting with a sure one (c) ignoring instructions (d) writing without reading
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) moving on when stuck (c) writing without reading (d) ignoring instructions
33. 33.🔑 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
34. 34.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
35. 35.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) writing without reading (c) circling key words (d) noting the marks
36. 36.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to bank sure marks (b) to look clever (c) to finish early (d) to skip the rest
37. 37.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.📄 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
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) watching others write (d) writing without reading

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