Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 81 · 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? “List three uses of water.” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) short points
2. 2.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) reading every question (c) ignoring instructions (d) writing without reading
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) writing without reading (d) reading every question
4. 4.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) planning time per part (c) watching others write (d) starting with a sure one
5. 5.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) moving on when stuck (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) circling key words
6. 6.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) reading every question (c) noting the marks (d) panicking at a hard Q
7. 7.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
8. 8.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
9. 9.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
11. 11.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
13. 13.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer two (b) choose only four (c) answer all six (d) skip the section
14. 14.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) moving on when stuck (c) writing without reading (d) ignoring instructions
16. 16.🔑 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
17. 17.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.📄 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
20. 20.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) short points
21. 21.📄 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
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) noting the marks (c) circling key words (d) moving on when stuck
23. 23.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
24. 24.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
26. 26.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.📄 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
28. 28.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to plan your time (b) to finish faster (c) to look busy (d) to copy answers
29. 29.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
30. 30.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
31. 31.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or check your answers? (a) mark the easy questions (b) check your answers
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) circling key words (d) watching others write
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) circling key words (c) reading every question (d) noting the marks
34. 34.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or read the instructions? (a) check your answers (b) read the instructions
35. 35.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
37. 37.📄 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
38. 38.📄 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
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.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or try the harder ones? (a) mark the easy questions (b) try the harder ones

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