Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 164 · 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 answer the questions you know first? (a) to look clever (b) to bank sure marks (c) to finish early (d) to skip the rest
2. 2.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
3. 3.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) ignoring instructions (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) watching others write
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) starting with a sure one (c) reading every question (d) answering extra parts
6. 6.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔑 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
8. 8.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) ignoring instructions (c) moving on when stuck (d) writing without reading
9. 9.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
10. 10.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
12. 12.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
13. 13.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) writing without reading (d) noting the marks
15. 15.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) reasons and how
17. 17.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) watching others write (c) writing without reading (d) noting the marks
18. 18.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.📄 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
20. 20.📄 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
21. 21.🔑 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
22. 22.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
23. 23.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
24. 24.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
25. 25.📄 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
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) starting with a sure one (c) reading every question (d) noting the marks
27. 27.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) reading every question (c) writing without reading (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
28. 28.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
30. 30.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) short points
31. 31.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) ignoring instructions (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) circling key words
32. 32.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
33. 33.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) starting with a sure one (c) planning time per part (d) writing without reading
35. 35.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
36. 36.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) moving on when stuck (c) starting with a sure one (d) circling key words
39. 39.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) answering extra parts (c) planning time per part (d) noting the marks

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