Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 568 · 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) circling key words (b) answering extra parts (c) reading every question (d) moving on when stuck
2. 2.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
3. 3.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) starting with a sure one (d) answering extra parts
5. 5.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
7. 7.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) reading every question (c) writing without reading (d) starting with a sure one
9. 9.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
10. 10.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) answer what is asked (b) skip reading (c) finish early (d) write more pages
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) answering extra parts (d) moving on when stuck
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) noting the marks (d) answering extra parts
13. 13.📄 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
14. 14.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
15. 15.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) circling key words (c) ignoring instructions (d) panicking at a hard Q
16. 16.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) give up the paper (b) move on, come back (c) leave the hall (d) stare at it for ages
17. 17.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) circling key words (c) moving on when stuck (d) writing without reading
19. 19.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) short points
20. 20.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
21. 21.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) watching others write (c) starting with a sure one (d) circling key words
23. 23.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) skip the section (b) choose only four (c) answer two (d) answer all six
24. 24.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to look clever (b) to skip the rest (c) to finish early (d) to bank sure marks
25. 25.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
26. 26.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or read the whole paper? (a) read the instructions (b) read the whole paper
27. 27.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) watching others write (c) reading every question (d) panicking at a hard Q
29. 29.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) starting with a sure one (c) ignoring instructions (d) answering extra parts
30. 30.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) noting the marks (c) planning time per part (d) circling key words
31. 31.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
33. 33.📄 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
34. 34.📄 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
35. 35.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
36. 36.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to finish faster (b) to plan your time (c) to copy answers (d) to look busy
37. 37.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) starting with a sure one (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) reading every question

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