Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 565 · 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? “State two features of a desert.” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
2. 2.📄 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
3. 3.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) moving on when stuck (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) reading every question
4. 4.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
5. 5.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) give up the paper (b) leave the hall (c) stare at it for ages (d) move on, come back
6. 6.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
7. 7.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
9. 9.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) ignoring instructions (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) watching others write
10. 10.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
11. 11.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
12. 12.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
13. 13.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.📄 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
17. 17.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) answering extra parts (c) reading every question (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
18. 18.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: try the harder ones or read the instructions? (a) try the harder ones (b) read the instructions
19. 19.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or answer known ones first? (a) check your answers (b) answer known ones first
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) reading every question (c) circling key words (d) answering extra parts
21. 21.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer all six (b) choose only four (c) answer two (d) skip the section
22. 22.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
23. 23.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to look clever (b) to bank sure marks (c) to finish early (d) to skip the rest
24. 24.📄 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
25. 25.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
26. 26.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
27. 27.📄 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
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) noting the marks (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) planning time per part
29. 29.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) circling key words (c) writing without reading (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
30. 30.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
31. 31.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
32. 32.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
33. 33.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) reasons and how
34. 34.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) ignoring instructions (c) noting the marks (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
35. 35.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) reading every question (c) moving on when stuck (d) starting with a sure one
36. 36.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
38. 38.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) watching others write

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