Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 159 · 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.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or mark the easy questions? (a) read the instructions (b) mark the easy questions
2. 2.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.📄 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
4. 4.📄 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
5. 5.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
6. 6.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) answering extra parts (c) starting with a sure one (d) planning time per part
7. 7.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or check your answers? (a) mark the easy questions (b) check your answers
8. 8.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
10. 10.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.📄 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
12. 12.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) finish early (b) skip reading (c) write more pages (d) answer what is asked
13. 13.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or read the whole paper? (a) mark the easy questions (b) read the whole paper
14. 14.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
15. 15.📄 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
16. 16.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
17. 17.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) reading every question (c) circling key words (d) planning time per part
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) circling key words (c) moving on when stuck (d) panicking at a hard Q
19. 19.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) moving on when stuck (c) circling key words (d) ignoring instructions
21. 21.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
22. 22.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to finish faster (b) to look busy (c) to plan your time (d) to copy answers
23. 23.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
26. 26.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) noting the marks (c) starting with a sure one (d) reading every question
27. 27.📄 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
28. 28.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) reading every question (c) planning time per part (d) noting the marks
29. 29.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or try the harder ones? (a) read the instructions (b) try the harder ones
31. 31.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
32. 32.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
33. 33.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
34. 34.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) writing without reading (c) reading every question (d) panicking at a hard Q
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) noting the marks (c) ignoring instructions (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
36. 36.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) skip the section (b) answer two (c) answer all six (d) choose only four
37. 37.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
38. 38.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
39. 39.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) move on, come back (b) leave the hall (c) stare at it for ages (d) give up the paper
40. 40.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match

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