Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 949 · 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? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
2. 2.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
3. 3.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
4. 4.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
6. 6.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) planning time per part (c) reading every question (d) ignoring instructions
7. 7.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) watching others write (c) answering extra parts (d) writing without reading
8. 8.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to look clever (b) to skip the rest (c) to finish early (d) to bank sure marks
9. 9.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) answering extra parts (c) reading every question (d) planning time per part
10. 10.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
11. 11.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) planning time per part (c) ignoring instructions (d) panicking at a hard Q
12. 12.📄 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
13. 13.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
14. 14.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) moving on when stuck (c) noting the marks (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) noting the marks (c) planning time per part (d) circling key words
16. 16.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) answering extra parts (d) panicking at a hard Q
18. 18.📄 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
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) circling key words (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
20. 20.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
21. 21.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) answer what is asked (b) finish early (c) skip reading (d) write more pages
22. 22.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or read the instructions? (a) check your answers (b) read the instructions
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) watching others write (d) noting the marks
24. 24.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) moving on when stuck (c) noting the marks (d) starting with a sure one
26. 26.🔑 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) reasons and how (d) short points
27. 27.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) reading every question (c) noting the marks (d) writing without reading
30. 30.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
32. 32.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
33. 33.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
34. 34.📄 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
35. 35.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) starting with a sure one (d) noting the marks
37. 37.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) planning time per part (c) circling key words (d) watching others write
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) watching others write
39. 39.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
40. 40.📄 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

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