Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 554 · 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.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) circling key words (c) ignoring instructions (d) noting the marks
3. 3.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) skip reading (b) write more pages (c) answer what is asked (d) finish early
4. 4.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) moving on when stuck (d) reading every question
6. 6.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
7. 7.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: answer known ones first or read the instructions? (a) answer known ones first (b) read the instructions
8. 8.📄 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
9. 9.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer two (b) answer all six (c) choose only four (d) skip the section
10. 10.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
11. 11.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔑 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
13. 13.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) planning time per part (c) writing without reading (d) watching others write
14. 14.📄 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
15. 15.📄 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
16. 16.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) starting with a sure one (c) circling key words (d) reading every question
18. 18.📄 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
19. 19.📄 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
20. 20.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: answer known ones first or mark the easy questions? (a) answer known ones first (b) mark the easy questions
21. 21.📄 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
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) ignoring instructions (c) answering extra parts (d) starting with a sure one
23. 23.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to finish early (b) to bank sure marks (c) to skip the rest (d) to look clever
24. 24.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
25. 25.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) moving on when stuck (c) noting the marks (d) writing without reading
26. 26.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
29. 29.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
30. 30.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
31. 31.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or answer known ones first? (a) read the instructions (b) answer known ones first
32. 32.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) reading every question (d) planning time per part
33. 33.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) writing without reading (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) reading every question
35. 35.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) writing without reading (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) moving on when stuck
36. 36.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) answering extra parts (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) watching others write
37. 37.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) reading every question (c) watching others write (d) answering extra parts
38. 38.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) starting with a sure one (c) watching others write (d) panicking at a hard Q
40. 40.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start

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