Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 128 · 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 poor way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) moving on when stuck (c) ignoring instructions (d) planning time per part
2. 2.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) ignoring instructions (c) reading every question (d) watching others write
4. 4.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) moving on when stuck (c) writing without reading (d) noting the marks
6. 6.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
7. 7.🔑 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
8. 8.📄 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
9. 9.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) planning time per part (c) reading every question (d) panicking at a hard Q
11. 11.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer two (b) answer all six (c) skip the section (d) choose only four
12. 12.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) stare at it for ages (b) leave the hall (c) move on, come back (d) give up the paper
13. 13.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
14. 14.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) reasons and how
15. 15.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to bank sure marks (b) to finish early (c) to look clever (d) to skip the rest
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) writing without reading (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) starting with a sure one
18. 18.📄 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
19. 19.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) writing without reading (d) planning time per part
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) circling key words (c) planning time per part (d) answering extra parts
21. 21.📄 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
22. 22.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
23. 23.📄 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
24. 24.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
25. 25.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
26. 26.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) noting the marks (d) answering extra parts
27. 27.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) finish early (b) skip reading (c) answer what is asked (d) write more pages
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) circling key words (c) planning time per part (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
29. 29.📄 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
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) writing without reading (c) circling key words (d) answering extra parts
31. 31.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
32. 32.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: try the harder ones or answer known ones first? (a) try the harder ones (b) answer known ones first
33. 33.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to copy answers (b) to plan your time (c) to look busy (d) to finish faster
34. 34.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
35. 35.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) reading every question (c) answering extra parts (d) watching others write
36. 36.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) starting with a sure one (c) moving on when stuck (d) reading every question
37. 37.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
40. 40.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start

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