Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 646 · 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) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) noting the marks (c) starting with a sure one (d) moving on when stuck
2. 2.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
3. 3.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.📄 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
5. 5.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) starting with a sure one (c) moving on when stuck (d) reading every question
7. 7.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to skip the rest (b) to look clever (c) to bank sure marks (d) to finish early
8. 8.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
9. 9.📄 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
10. 10.📄 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
11. 11.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) writing without reading (c) answering extra parts (d) reading every question
12. 12.📄 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
13. 13.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or try the harder ones? (a) read the whole paper (b) try the harder ones
14. 14.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
15. 15.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
16. 16.📄 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
17. 17.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) reasons and how
18. 18.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) answering extra parts (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) circling key words (c) noting the marks (d) starting with a sure one
21. 21.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
22. 22.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
23. 23.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) give up the paper (c) stare at it for ages (d) move on, come back
25. 25.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) ignoring instructions (d) answering extra parts
26. 26.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) writing without reading (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) ignoring instructions
27. 27.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
28. 28.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) writing without reading (d) reading every question
30. 30.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to look busy (b) to finish faster (c) to plan your time (d) to copy answers
31. 31.📄 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
32. 32.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or mark the easy questions? (a) check your answers (b) mark the easy questions
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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) reading every question (c) noting the marks (d) circling key words
35. 35.📄 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
36. 36.📄 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
37. 37.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
38. 38.📄 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
39. 39.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer two (b) answer all six (c) skip the section (d) choose only four
40. 40.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False

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