Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 676 · 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) leave the hall (b) move on, come back (c) stare at it for ages (d) give up the paper
2. 2.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
3. 3.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.📄 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
5. 5.🔑 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
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) noting the marks (c) circling key words (d) answering extra parts
7. 7.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to copy answers (b) to look busy (c) to plan your time (d) to finish faster
8. 8.📄 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
9. 9.📄 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
10. 10.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) planning time per part (c) reading every question (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) circling key words (d) starting with a sure one
12. 12.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) ignoring instructions (c) reading every question (d) noting the marks
16. 16.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) starting with a sure one (c) reading every question (d) noting the marks
18. 18.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
20. 20.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (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? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) reasons and how
22. 22.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
23. 23.📄 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
24. 24.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
25. 25.📄 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
26. 26.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) noting the marks (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) panicking at a hard Q
27. 27.🔑 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
28. 28.📄 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
29. 29.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
30. 30.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) moving on when stuck (c) circling key words (d) starting with a sure one
31. 31.📄 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
32. 32.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to finish early (b) to look clever (c) to bank sure marks (d) to skip the rest
33. 33.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer all six (b) skip the section (c) answer two (d) choose only four
35. 35.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
36. 36.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) write more pages (b) answer what is asked (c) skip reading (d) finish early
37. 37.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) starting with a sure one (c) watching others write (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
39. 39.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
40. 40.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start

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