Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 975 · 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.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) skip the section (b) answer two (c) answer all six (d) choose only four
2. 2.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or try the harder ones? (a) read the whole paper (b) try the harder ones
3. 3.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
4. 4.📄 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
5. 5.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) moving on when stuck (c) starting with a sure one (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
6. 6.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
7. 7.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
9. 9.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) ignoring instructions (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) circling key words
10. 10.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
11. 11.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) moving on when stuck (c) reading every question (d) answering extra parts
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) noting the marks (c) circling key words (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) reading every question (c) circling key words (d) moving on when stuck
14. 14.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
15. 15.📄 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
16. 16.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) move on, come back (b) give up the paper (c) stare at it for ages (d) leave the hall
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) noting the marks (c) moving on when stuck (d) writing without reading
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.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to look busy (b) to copy answers (c) to plan your time (d) to finish faster
20. 20.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
21. 21.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
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? “List three uses of water.” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
27. 27.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) writing without reading (d) reading every question
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) ignoring instructions (c) noting the marks (d) writing without reading
29. 29.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or try the harder ones? (a) mark the easy questions (b) try the harder ones
30. 30.📄 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
31. 31.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
32. 32.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
33. 33.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) ignoring instructions (c) planning time per part (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
34. 34.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
35. 35.📄 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
36. 36.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) watching others write (c) answering extra parts (d) ignoring instructions
38. 38.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
39. 39.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) circling key words (c) moving on when stuck (d) noting the marks
40. 40.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) the exact meaning

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