Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 865 · 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.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
2. 2.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) short points
3. 3.🔑 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
4. 4.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
5. 5.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or try the harder ones? (a) check your answers (b) try the harder ones
6. 6.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
7. 7.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: answer known ones first or check your answers? (a) answer known ones first (b) check your answers
9. 9.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to look busy (b) to plan your time (c) to copy answers (d) to finish faster
10. 10.📄 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
11. 11.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) give up the paper (c) stare at it for ages (d) move on, come back
12. 12.🔑 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) short points (d) the exact meaning
13. 13.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) skip reading (b) write more pages (c) finish early (d) answer what is asked
14. 14.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
15. 15.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) writing without reading (c) reading every question (d) noting the marks
16. 16.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
17. 17.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) circling key words (d) reading every question
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) circling key words (d) moving on when stuck
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) noting the marks (c) planning time per part (d) writing without reading
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) moving on when stuck (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) writing without reading
21. 21.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
22. 22.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) writing without reading (c) ignoring instructions (d) reading every question
23. 23.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer all six (b) skip the section (c) answer two (d) choose only four
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) planning time per part (c) starting with a sure one (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
25. 25.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) writing without reading (d) noting the marks
27. 27.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
28. 28.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) writing without reading (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) ignoring instructions
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) noting the marks (c) answering extra parts (d) moving on when stuck
30. 30.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔑 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
33. 33.📄 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
34. 34.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) short points
35. 35.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
36. 36.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) moving on when stuck (c) ignoring instructions (d) circling key words
38. 38.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
39. 39.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
40. 40.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True

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