Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 701 · 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: reading every question? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
2. 2.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
3. 3.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer two (b) choose only four (c) answer all six (d) skip the section
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) circling key words (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) noting the marks
5. 5.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
6. 6.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) reading every question (c) starting with a sure one (d) ignoring instructions
8. 8.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
9. 9.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) writing without reading (c) reading every question (d) watching others write
10. 10.📄 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
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) answering extra parts (c) ignoring instructions (d) moving on when stuck
12. 12.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
13. 13.📄 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
14. 14.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
15. 15.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) reading every question (c) starting with a sure one (d) panicking at a hard Q
16. 16.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.📄 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
18. 18.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to skip the rest (b) to bank sure marks (c) to finish early (d) to look clever
19. 19.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
20. 20.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to copy answers (b) to plan your time (c) to look busy (d) to finish faster
21. 21.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
23. 23.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) answering extra parts (c) moving on when stuck (d) reading every question
25. 25.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
26. 26.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) noting the marks (c) watching others write (d) reading every question
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) reading every question (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) panicking at a hard Q
28. 28.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) answer what is asked (b) finish early (c) skip reading (d) write more pages
32. 32.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
34. 34.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) reading every question (c) starting with a sure one (d) moving on when stuck
36. 36.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) reasons and how
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) starting with a sure one (c) watching others write (d) noting the marks
38. 38.📄 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
39. 39.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.📄 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

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