Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 657 · 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.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
2. 2.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
3. 3.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to finish faster (b) to copy answers (c) to look busy (d) to plan your time
4. 4.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
5. 5.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) writing without reading (c) circling key words (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
6. 6.📄 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
7. 7.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) write more pages (b) answer what is asked (c) skip reading (d) finish early
8. 8.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) ignoring instructions
9. 9.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) writing without reading (d) answering extra parts
11. 11.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
12. 12.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
15. 15.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) circling key words (c) writing without reading (d) noting the marks
16. 16.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.📄 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
18. 18.📄 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
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) starting with a sure one (c) moving on when stuck (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
20. 20.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) planning time per part (d) starting with a sure one
22. 22.📄 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
23. 23.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔑 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
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) planning time per part (c) circling key words (d) ignoring instructions
27. 27.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: answer known ones first or mark the easy questions? (a) answer known ones first (b) mark the easy questions
29. 29.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) noting the marks (c) answering extra parts (d) panicking at a hard Q
30. 30.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
31. 31.📄 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
32. 32.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer all six (b) choose only four (c) skip the section (d) answer two
33. 33.📄 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
34. 34.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or check your answers? (a) read the instructions (b) check your answers
35. 35.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
36. 36.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) planning time per part (c) noting the marks (d) panicking at a hard Q
37. 37.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
38. 38.📄 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
39. 39.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or read the whole paper? (a) check your answers (b) read the whole paper
40. 40.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True

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