Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 673 · 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.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) give up the paper (b) leave the hall (c) stare at it for ages (d) move on, come back
2. 2.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
3. 3.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
4. 4.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) circling key words (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
6. 6.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) ignoring instructions (c) writing without reading (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
7. 7.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) skip the section (b) answer all six (c) answer two (d) choose only four
8. 8.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.📄 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
10. 10.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.📄 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
13. 13.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) write more pages (b) skip reading (c) answer what is asked (d) finish early
14. 14.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) reasons and how
15. 15.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) circling key words (c) watching others write (d) writing without reading
16. 16.📄 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
17. 17.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔑 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
19. 19.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or check your answers? (a) mark the easy questions (b) check your answers
20. 20.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) reading every question (c) moving on when stuck (d) watching others write
22. 22.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
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.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) short points
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.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) ignoring instructions (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) watching others write
28. 28.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
29. 29.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) planning time per part (c) writing without reading (d) noting the marks
30. 30.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) ignoring instructions (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) planning time per part
31. 31.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) planning time per part (c) writing without reading (d) panicking at a hard Q
33. 33.📄 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
34. 34.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) moving on when stuck (c) reading every question (d) starting with a sure one
35. 35.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) moving on when stuck (d) circling key words
37. 37.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or read the instructions? (a) read the whole paper (b) read the instructions
38. 38.📄 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
39. 39.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or mark the easy questions? (a) read the whole paper (b) mark the easy questions
40. 40.🔑 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

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