Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 157 · 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 smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) ignoring instructions (c) planning time per part (d) answering extra parts
2. 2.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) watching others write (d) answering extra parts
4. 4.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) reading every question (c) moving on when stuck (d) panicking at a hard Q
5. 5.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) moving on when stuck (c) reading every question (d) noting the marks
6. 6.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
7. 7.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) writing without reading (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) panicking at a hard Q
10. 10.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) reading every question (d) noting the marks
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) reading every question (c) starting with a sure one (d) watching others write
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) writing without reading (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) planning time per part
14. 14.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
15. 15.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
17. 17.📄 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
18. 18.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
19. 19.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
21. 21.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
22. 22.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) reasons and how
23. 23.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
24. 24.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
25. 25.📄 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
26. 26.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
27. 27.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) short points
29. 29.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: try the harder ones or mark the easy questions? (a) try the harder ones (b) mark the easy questions
30. 30.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) give up the paper (c) move on, come back (d) stare at it for ages
34. 34.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) skip reading (b) answer what is asked (c) finish early (d) write more pages
35. 35.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to look clever (b) to finish early (c) to skip the rest (d) to bank sure marks
36. 36.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
38. 38.📄 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
39. 39.📄 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
40. 40.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: answer known ones first or check your answers? (a) answer known ones first (b) check your answers

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