Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 884 · 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? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
2. 2.📄 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
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) watching others write (c) ignoring instructions (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
4. 4.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
5. 5.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or mark the easy questions? (a) read the whole paper (b) mark the easy questions
7. 7.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) circling key words (c) answering extra parts (d) reading every question
9. 9.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) circling key words
10. 10.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
11. 11.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer all six (b) choose only four (c) answer two (d) skip the section
12. 12.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to finish faster (b) to copy answers (c) to look busy (d) to plan your time
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) planning time per part (c) answering extra parts (d) panicking at a hard Q
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) writing without reading (c) watching others write (d) circling key words
15. 15.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
16. 16.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) reading every question (c) ignoring instructions (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) circling key words (c) planning time per part (d) panicking at a hard Q
20. 20.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
22. 22.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.📄 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
24. 24.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or read the instructions? (a) check your answers (b) read the instructions
25. 25.📄 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
26. 26.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
27. 27.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) watching others write (c) ignoring instructions (d) planning time per part
28. 28.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
29. 29.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
30. 30.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
33. 33.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) answering extra parts (c) ignoring instructions (d) reading every question
34. 34.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) answer what is asked (b) skip reading (c) finish early (d) write more pages
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) starting with a sure one (d) panicking at a hard Q
36. 36.📄 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
37. 37.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) watching others write (c) reading every question (d) moving on when stuck
38. 38.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) give up the paper (b) leave the hall (c) stare at it for ages (d) move on, come back
39. 39.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) noting the marks (c) ignoring instructions (d) planning time per part

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