Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 566 · 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 poor way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) planning time per part (c) writing without reading (d) circling key words
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) circling key words (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) starting with a sure one
3. 3.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) move on, come back (b) stare at it for ages (c) leave the hall (d) give up the paper
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) reading every question (c) planning time per part (d) panicking at a hard Q
5. 5.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
9. 9.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to look busy (b) to finish faster (c) to copy answers (d) to plan your time
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) ignoring instructions (d) noting the marks
11. 11.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
12. 12.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
13. 13.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or try the harder ones? (a) mark the easy questions (b) try the harder ones
14. 14.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) short points
15. 15.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) watching others write (c) ignoring instructions (d) panicking at a hard Q
16. 16.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
17. 17.📄 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
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) starting with a sure one (c) planning time per part (d) reading every question
19. 19.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) answering extra parts (c) circling key words (d) panicking at a hard Q
21. 21.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
22. 22.📄 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
23. 23.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
24. 24.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for short points. (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.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) writing without reading
29. 29.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
30. 30.📄 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
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.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer two (b) answer all six (c) choose only four (d) skip the section
33. 33.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
34. 34.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
35. 35.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
36. 36.📄 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
37. 37.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
38. 38.🔑 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) short points (d) the exact meaning
39. 39.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) finish early (b) write more pages (c) skip reading (d) answer what is asked

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