Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 689 · 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) move on, come back (b) stare at it for ages (c) leave the hall (d) give up the paper
2. 2.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) writing without reading (c) starting with a sure one (d) watching others write
3. 3.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) noting the marks (c) planning time per part (d) writing without reading
5. 5.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
6. 6.📄 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
7. 7.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
8. 8.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to copy answers (b) to finish faster (c) to look busy (d) to plan your time
9. 9.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
10. 10.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
11. 11.📄 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
12. 12.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) reading every question (c) ignoring instructions (d) planning time per part
14. 14.📄 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
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) watching others write (c) circling key words (d) reading every question
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) answering extra parts (c) starting with a sure one (d) circling key words
17. 17.📄 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
18. 18.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
20. 20.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
21. 21.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
22. 22.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.📄 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
24. 24.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
25. 25.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer all six (b) skip the section (c) answer two (d) choose only four
26. 26.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
28. 28.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) circling key words (c) noting the marks (d) answering extra parts
29. 29.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or read the whole paper? (a) mark the easy questions (b) read the whole paper
30. 30.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) finish early (b) answer what is asked (c) skip reading (d) write more pages
31. 31.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) noting the marks (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
32. 32.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) circling key words (c) answering extra parts (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
33. 33.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
35. 35.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
36. 36.📄 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
37. 37.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
38. 38.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) moving on when stuck (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) starting with a sure one
39. 39.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
40. 40.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to finish early (b) to look clever (c) to skip the rest (d) to bank sure marks

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