Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 131 · 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.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
3. 3.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
4. 4.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) reasons and how
5. 5.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer two (b) skip the section (c) answer all six (d) choose only four
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) ignoring instructions (c) writing without reading (d) panicking at a hard Q
7. 7.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) ignoring instructions (c) noting the marks (d) writing without reading
8. 8.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to copy answers (b) to look busy (c) to finish faster (d) to plan your time
9. 9.📄 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
10. 10.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) watching others write (c) writing without reading (d) reading every question
11. 11.📄 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
12. 12.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.📄 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
14. 14.📄 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
15. 15.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) ignoring instructions (c) watching others write (d) panicking at a hard Q
16. 16.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) write more pages (b) answer what is asked (c) finish early (d) skip reading
17. 17.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) give up the paper (b) move on, come back (c) stare at it for ages (d) leave the hall
19. 19.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) answering extra parts (c) reading every question (d) planning time per part
20. 20.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
22. 22.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) planning time per part (c) ignoring instructions (d) reading every question
24. 24.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) writing without reading (c) answering extra parts (d) noting the marks
26. 26.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or read the whole paper? (a) read the instructions (b) read the whole paper
28. 28.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.📄 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
30. 30.📄 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
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) planning time per part (c) watching others write (d) circling key words
32. 32.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) starting with a sure one (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) panicking at a hard Q
33. 33.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) circling key words (c) noting the marks (d) writing without reading
35. 35.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
36. 36.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: answer known ones first or read the whole paper? (a) answer known ones first (b) read the whole paper
37. 37.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
40. 40.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or answer known ones first? (a) mark the easy questions (b) answer known ones first

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