Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 948 · 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.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) noting the marks (c) writing without reading (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
3. 3.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
4. 4.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
5. 5.📄 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
6. 6.📄 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
7. 7.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
8. 8.📄 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
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) writing without reading
10. 10.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) writing without reading (d) answering extra parts
12. 12.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) moving on when stuck (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) writing without reading
13. 13.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
14. 14.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) reasons and how
15. 15.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) noting the marks (c) ignoring instructions (d) reading every question
16. 16.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) moving on when stuck (c) circling key words (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
17. 17.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) answering extra parts (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) ignoring instructions
18. 18.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) choose only four (b) answer all six (c) answer two (d) skip the section
19. 19.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to look clever (b) to finish early (c) to skip the rest (d) to bank sure marks
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) ignoring instructions (c) moving on when stuck (d) starting with a sure one
21. 21.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to plan your time (b) to copy answers (c) to finish faster (d) to look busy
22. 22.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: answer known ones first or mark the easy questions? (a) answer known ones first (b) mark the easy questions
23. 23.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
27. 27.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) answering extra parts (c) noting the marks (d) circling key words
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) circling key words (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) starting with a sure one
29. 29.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) skip reading (b) answer what is asked (c) write more pages (d) finish early
31. 31.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) answering extra parts (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) writing without reading
33. 33.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
35. 35.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) writing without reading (c) circling key words (d) moving on when stuck
36. 36.📄 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
37. 37.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) stare at it for ages (b) move on, come back (c) leave the hall (d) give up the paper
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.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) moving on when stuck (c) watching others write (d) stuck on Q1 for ages

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