Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 750 · 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.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
2. 2.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or answer known ones first? (a) read the whole paper (b) answer known ones first
4. 4.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: answer known ones first or read the instructions? (a) answer known ones first (b) read the instructions
5. 5.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
6. 6.📄 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
7. 7.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
8. 8.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
9. 9.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
10. 10.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer two (b) skip the section (c) choose only four (d) answer all six
11. 11.📄 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
12. 12.📄 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
13. 13.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) starting with a sure one (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
14. 14.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) reasons and how
15. 15.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) ignoring instructions (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) starting with a sure one
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) writing without reading (d) reading every question
18. 18.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
19. 19.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
20. 20.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) ignoring instructions (c) planning time per part (d) panicking at a hard Q
21. 21.📄 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
22. 22.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or mark the easy questions? (a) check your answers (b) mark the easy questions
23. 23.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or answer known ones first? (a) read the instructions (b) answer known ones first
24. 24.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) finish early (b) answer what is asked (c) write more pages (d) skip reading
25. 25.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
26. 26.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
27. 27.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
28. 28.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) answering extra parts (c) ignoring instructions (d) circling key words
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) noting the marks (c) starting with a sure one (d) panicking at a hard Q
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) writing without reading (c) reading every question (d) starting with a sure one
31. 31.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) answering extra parts (c) reading every question (d) noting the marks
32. 32.📄 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
33. 33.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) reading every question (c) moving on when stuck (d) planning time per part
35. 35.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
36. 36.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) circling key words (c) noting the marks (d) writing without reading
37. 37.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) writing without reading (c) ignoring instructions (d) watching others write
39. 39.📄 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
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) planning time per part (c) starting with a sure one (d) ignoring instructions

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