Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 880 · 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? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
2. 2.🔑 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) short points (d) reasons and how
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) writing without reading (c) reading every question (d) panicking at a hard Q
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) answering extra parts (c) noting the marks (d) writing without reading
5. 5.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) planning time per part (d) noting the marks
6. 6.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) starting with a sure one (c) moving on when stuck (d) panicking at a hard Q
8. 8.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
9. 9.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) circling key words (c) writing without reading (d) panicking at a hard Q
10. 10.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
11. 11.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
13. 13.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to finish faster (b) to look busy (c) to copy answers (d) to plan your time
14. 14.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.📄 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
16. 16.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) writing without reading (c) moving on when stuck (d) starting with a sure one
19. 19.📄 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
20. 20.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or read the whole paper? (a) check your answers (b) read the whole paper
22. 22.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) skip the section (b) choose only four (c) answer two (d) answer all six
23. 23.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) moving on when stuck (c) circling key words (d) reading every question
25. 25.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) answering extra parts (c) planning time per part (d) noting the marks
26. 26.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) reasons and how
27. 27.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
28. 28.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
29. 29.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) stare at it for ages (b) leave the hall (c) give up the paper (d) move on, come back
30. 30.🔑 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
31. 31.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) moving on when stuck (c) ignoring instructions (d) answering extra parts
32. 32.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.📄 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
35. 35.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) writing without reading (d) watching others write
37. 37.📄 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
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) circling key words (c) reading every question (d) answering extra parts
39. 39.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) noting the marks (c) writing without reading (d) answering extra parts
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) noting the marks (c) circling key words (d) stuck on Q1 for ages

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