Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 960 · 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.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) answering extra parts (c) starting with a sure one (d) ignoring instructions
2. 2.📄 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
3. 3.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
4. 4.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
6. 6.🔑 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
7. 7.📄 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
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) circling key words (c) starting with a sure one (d) noting the marks
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) reading every question (c) circling key words (d) moving on when stuck
10. 10.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) ignoring instructions (d) answering extra parts
11. 11.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: try the harder ones or read the whole paper? (a) try the harder ones (b) read the whole paper
12. 12.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
13. 13.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) moving on when stuck (c) answering extra parts (d) noting the marks
15. 15.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or read the whole paper? (a) mark the easy questions (b) read the whole paper
17. 17.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
18. 18.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
19. 19.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
20. 20.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) reasons and how
21. 21.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
22. 22.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) circling key words (c) watching others write (d) noting the marks
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) starting with a sure one (c) writing without reading (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
25. 25.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) moving on when stuck (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) circling key words
28. 28.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) choose only four (b) answer all six (c) skip the section (d) answer two
29. 29.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
30. 30.🔑 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
31. 31.📄 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
32. 32.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to finish early (b) to bank sure marks (c) to skip the rest (d) to look clever
33. 33.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: try the harder ones or check your answers? (a) try the harder ones (b) check your answers
34. 34.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
35. 35.📄 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
36. 36.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) circling key words
37. 37.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.📄 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
39. 39.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
40. 40.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) finish early (b) skip reading (c) write more pages (d) answer what is asked

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