Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 551 · 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.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) watching others write (c) ignoring instructions (d) circling key words
2. 2.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) moving on when stuck (c) noting the marks (d) reading every question
4. 4.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) reading every question
5. 5.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
6. 6.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) reading every question (c) watching others write (d) planning time per part
9. 9.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) watching others write (d) writing without reading
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.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer two (b) answer all six (c) choose only four (d) skip the section
12. 12.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) finish early (b) answer what is asked (c) skip reading (d) write more pages
13. 13.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) reading every question (c) writing without reading (d) noting the marks
15. 15.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
16. 16.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
17. 17.📄 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
18. 18.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
19. 19.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
20. 20.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) watching others write (c) moving on when stuck (d) noting the marks
21. 21.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to bank sure marks (b) to skip the rest (c) to finish early (d) to look clever
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) moving on when stuck (c) noting the marks (d) writing without reading
23. 23.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or check your answers? (a) read the whole paper (b) check your answers
24. 24.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
25. 25.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
26. 26.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) watching others write (d) circling key words
28. 28.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or answer known ones first? (a) read the whole paper (b) answer known ones first
29. 29.🔑 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
30. 30.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
31. 31.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
32. 32.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) reading every question (c) answering extra parts (d) planning time per part
33. 33.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
34. 34.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) circling key words (d) moving on when stuck
37. 37.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
38. 38.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) watching others write (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
40. 40.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start

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