Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

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

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