Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 560 · 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.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
2. 2.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
3. 3.🔑 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
4. 4.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.📄 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
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) noting the marks (c) starting with a sure one (d) moving on when stuck
7. 7.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
8. 8.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to copy answers (b) to plan your time (c) to finish faster (d) to look busy
9. 9.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) starting with a sure one (c) answering extra parts (d) writing without reading
10. 10.📄 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
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) moving on when stuck (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) circling key words
12. 12.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
14. 14.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) reading every question (c) answering extra parts (d) noting the marks
15. 15.📄 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
16. 16.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer all six (b) answer two (c) skip the section (d) choose only four
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) noting the marks
18. 18.📄 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
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.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
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.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
23. 23.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) moving on when stuck (d) circling key words
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) moving on when stuck (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) starting with a sure one
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) starting with a sure one (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) answering extra parts
26. 26.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) short points
28. 28.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) ignoring instructions (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) panicking at a hard Q
30. 30.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
31. 31.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
33. 33.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) watching others write (d) planning time per part
34. 34.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
35. 35.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
36. 36.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) circling key words (c) watching others write (d) writing without reading
38. 38.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
40. 40.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: answer known ones first or try the harder ones? (a) answer known ones first (b) try the harder ones

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