Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 570 · 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) reading every question (b) moving on when stuck (c) watching others write (d) circling key words
2. 2.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
3. 3.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) circling key words (c) answering extra parts (d) noting the marks
5. 5.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
6. 6.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) moving on when stuck (c) watching others write (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) ignoring instructions (d) answering extra parts
8. 8.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) circling key words (c) moving on when stuck (d) noting the marks
10. 10.🔑 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
11. 11.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
12. 12.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) stare at it for ages (b) move on, come back (c) leave the hall (d) give up the paper
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) noting the marks (c) watching others write (d) writing without reading
14. 14.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or answer known ones first? (a) mark the easy questions (b) answer known ones first
16. 16.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
18. 18.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: try the harder ones or mark the easy questions? (a) try the harder ones (b) mark the easy questions
21. 21.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
22. 22.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) answering extra parts (d) circling key words
24. 24.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) answer what is asked (b) write more pages (c) finish early (d) skip reading
25. 25.📄 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
26. 26.📄 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
27. 27.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
28. 28.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
29. 29.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
30. 30.📄 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
31. 31.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
33. 33.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer all six (b) answer two (c) choose only four (d) skip the section
34. 34.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or check your answers? (a) read the whole paper (b) check your answers
36. 36.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
37. 37.📄 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
38. 38.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
39. 39.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start

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