Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 139 · 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.📄 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
2. 2.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
3. 3.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) circling key words (c) writing without reading (d) reading every question
4. 4.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
5. 5.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) choose only four (b) answer two (c) skip the section (d) answer all six
6. 6.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) ignoring instructions (c) watching others write (d) starting with a sure one
7. 7.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) circling key words (d) watching others write
9. 9.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) writing without reading (c) planning time per part (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
11. 11.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to look clever (b) to skip the rest (c) to finish early (d) to bank sure marks
12. 12.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) moving on when stuck (c) circling key words (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
13. 13.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) watching others write (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) writing without reading
14. 14.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) finish early (b) write more pages (c) skip reading (d) answer what is asked
16. 16.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) circling key words (c) reading every question (d) ignoring instructions
17. 17.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
18. 18.📄 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
19. 19.📄 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
20. 20.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) reading every question (c) answering extra parts (d) ignoring instructions
22. 22.📄 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
23. 23.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
24. 24.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
25. 25.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
26. 26.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) ignoring instructions (c) circling key words (d) watching others write
28. 28.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) moving on when stuck (c) answering extra parts (d) reading every question
29. 29.📄 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
30. 30.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: answer known ones first or mark the easy questions? (a) answer known ones first (b) mark the easy questions
33. 33.📄 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
34. 34.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
35. 35.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) reasons and how
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) watching others write (c) moving on when stuck (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
37. 37.📄 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
38. 38.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
39. 39.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
40. 40.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False

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