Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 798 · 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) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
2. 2.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
3. 3.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
4. 4.📄 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
5. 5.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) moving on when stuck (c) noting the marks (d) circling key words
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) watching others write (c) writing without reading (d) circling key words
8. 8.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) writing without reading (d) planning time per part
9. 9.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to finish faster (b) to plan your time (c) to copy answers (d) to look busy
11. 11.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) write more pages (b) answer what is asked (c) skip reading (d) finish early
12. 12.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
13. 13.🔑 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
14. 14.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
15. 15.📄 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
16. 16.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer all six (b) choose only four (c) skip the section (d) answer two
17. 17.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
18. 18.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
19. 19.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) answering extra parts (d) watching others write
21. 21.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to finish early (b) to look clever (c) to skip the rest (d) to bank sure marks
22. 22.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
23. 23.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or answer known ones first? (a) mark the easy questions (b) answer known ones first
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) noting the marks (c) writing without reading (d) reading every question
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) circling key words (c) planning time per part (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
26. 26.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
27. 27.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) answering extra parts (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) planning time per part
29. 29.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) writing without reading (c) noting the marks (d) starting with a sure one
30. 30.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
31. 31.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
32. 32.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
33. 33.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.📄 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
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.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: try the harder ones or answer known ones first? (a) try the harder ones (b) answer known ones first
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) circling key words (c) planning time per part (d) moving on when stuck
38. 38.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
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.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start

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