Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 783 · 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? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
2. 2.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) reading every question (c) writing without reading (d) moving on when stuck
3. 3.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
4. 4.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
5. 5.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) reading every question (c) noting the marks (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
7. 7.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) reasons and how
8. 8.📄 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
9. 9.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) moving on when stuck (c) circling key words (d) reading every question
10. 10.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) writing without reading (c) planning time per part (d) watching others write
12. 12.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
14. 14.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) ignoring instructions (c) planning time per part (d) watching others write
15. 15.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or read the instructions? (a) read the whole paper (b) read the instructions
16. 16.📄 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
17. 17.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) reading every question (c) moving on when stuck (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) planning time per part (c) reading every question (d) writing without reading
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) watching others write (c) noting the marks (d) ignoring instructions
20. 20.📄 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
21. 21.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
22. 22.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
23. 23.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) circling key words (c) ignoring instructions (d) moving on when stuck
25. 25.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) skip the section (b) answer all six (c) answer two (d) choose only four
26. 26.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.📄 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
28. 28.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
29. 29.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: answer known ones first or read the whole paper? (a) answer known ones first (b) read the whole paper
31. 31.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.📄 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
33. 33.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) writing without reading (c) moving on when stuck (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
34. 34.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
35. 35.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
36. 36.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or try the harder ones? (a) read the instructions (b) try the harder ones
38. 38.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: answer known ones first or mark the easy questions? (a) answer known ones first (b) mark the easy questions
39. 39.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) watching others write (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) starting with a sure one
40. 40.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match

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