Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 751 · 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 poor way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) writing without reading (c) reading every question (d) circling key words
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) writing without reading (c) circling key words (d) moving on when stuck
3. 3.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
4. 4.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) skip reading (b) finish early (c) write more pages (d) answer what is asked
5. 5.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
6. 6.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) reasons and how
7. 7.🔑 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
8. 8.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
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.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to bank sure marks (b) to skip the rest (c) to look clever (d) to finish early
12. 12.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
13. 13.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) reading every question (d) answering extra parts
15. 15.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) noting the marks (c) writing without reading (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
16. 16.📄 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
17. 17.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) circling key words (c) noting the marks (d) panicking at a hard Q
18. 18.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) give up the paper (b) move on, come back (c) leave the hall (d) stare at it for ages
19. 19.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
20. 20.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) answering extra parts (c) starting with a sure one (d) ignoring instructions
22. 22.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
23. 23.📄 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
24. 24.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
25. 25.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) planning time per part (d) ignoring instructions
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) moving on when stuck (c) writing without reading (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
28. 28.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) short points
29. 29.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) circling key words
30. 30.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) starting with a sure one (d) ignoring instructions
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) noting the marks (c) ignoring instructions (d) writing without reading
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) noting the marks (c) ignoring instructions (d) starting with a sure one
35. 35.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer all six (b) answer two (c) skip the section (d) choose only four
37. 37.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to copy answers (b) to finish faster (c) to plan your time (d) to look busy
38. 38.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.📄 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
40. 40.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start

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