Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 141 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) moving on when stuck (c) circling key words (d) reading every question
2. 2.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to finish early (b) to skip the rest (c) to look clever (d) to bank sure marks
4. 4.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
5. 5.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer all six (b) answer two (c) skip the section (d) choose only four
6. 6.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
7. 7.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) starting with a sure one (c) planning time per part (d) circling key words
8. 8.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) circling key words (d) panicking at a hard Q
9. 9.📄 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
10. 10.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) reading every question (c) answering extra parts (d) panicking at a hard Q
11. 11.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
12. 12.📄 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
13. 13.🔑 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
14. 14.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) answering extra parts (d) circling key words
16. 16.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
17. 17.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
18. 18.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
19. 19.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
20. 20.📄 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
21. 21.📄 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
22. 22.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) reasons and how
23. 23.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) answering extra parts (c) reading every question (d) writing without reading
25. 25.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
26. 26.📄 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
27. 27.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
28. 28.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) watching others write (c) planning time per part (d) writing without reading
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) answering extra parts (c) noting the marks (d) moving on when stuck
30. 30.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) watching others write (d) moving on when stuck
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) planning time per part (c) ignoring instructions (d) noting the marks
34. 34.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.📄 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
36. 36.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) writing without reading (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) answering extra parts
37. 37.📄 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
38. 38.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” 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.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True

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