Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 707 · 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.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) ignoring instructions (c) watching others write (d) circling key words
2. 2.🔑 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
3. 3.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.📄 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
5. 5.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
6. 6.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) choose only four (b) answer two (c) answer all six (d) skip the section
7. 7.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
8. 8.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) finish early (b) skip reading (c) answer what is asked (d) write more pages
9. 9.📄 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
10. 10.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to look busy (b) to copy answers (c) to plan your time (d) to finish faster
11. 11.📄 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
12. 12.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) noting the marks (c) circling key words (d) writing without reading
14. 14.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) ignoring instructions (d) moving on when stuck
15. 15.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) starting with a sure one (c) watching others write (d) writing without reading
17. 17.📄 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
18. 18.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or mark the easy questions? (a) read the instructions (b) mark the easy questions
19. 19.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
20. 20.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) moving on when stuck (c) circling key words (d) reading every question
22. 22.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) reasons and how
23. 23.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) reading every question (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) watching others write
25. 25.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) answering extra parts (c) circling key words (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
27. 27.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
28. 28.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) circling key words (c) watching others write (d) planning time per part
30. 30.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
32. 32.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) starting with a sure one (c) noting the marks (d) writing without reading
34. 34.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
35. 35.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
36. 36.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) starting with a sure one (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) moving on when stuck
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) moving on when stuck (c) answering extra parts (d) ignoring instructions
39. 39.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) short points

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