Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 927 · 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) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
2. 2.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) writing without reading (c) planning time per part (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
3. 3.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
4. 4.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
5. 5.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to look busy (b) to plan your time (c) to finish faster (d) to copy answers
7. 7.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
8. 8.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) skip the section (b) choose only four (c) answer two (d) answer all six
9. 9.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
10. 10.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
11. 11.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) starting with a sure one (d) reading every question
12. 12.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) answering extra parts (c) noting the marks (d) panicking at a hard Q
13. 13.🔑 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
14. 14.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) answer what is asked (b) skip reading (c) finish early (d) write more pages
15. 15.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
16. 16.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) writing without reading (c) reading every question (d) circling key words
17. 17.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) answering extra parts (c) watching others write (d) ignoring instructions
18. 18.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: try the harder ones or read the instructions? (a) try the harder ones (b) read the instructions
20. 20.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
21. 21.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) circling key words (d) watching others write
23. 23.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or check your answers? (a) read the whole paper (b) check your answers
24. 24.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.📄 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
27. 27.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to bank sure marks (b) to look clever (c) to skip the rest (d) to finish early
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) moving on when stuck (c) starting with a sure one (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
29. 29.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) reasons and how
30. 30.📄 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
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) writing without reading (c) circling key words (d) ignoring instructions
32. 32.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
33. 33.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
34. 34.📄 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
35. 35.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
36. 36.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
37. 37.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
38. 38.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) starting with a sure one (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) moving on when stuck
39. 39.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) starting with a sure one (c) answering extra parts (d) noting the marks

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