Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 167 · 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: answer known ones first or check your answers? (a) answer known ones first (b) check your answers
2. 2.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to plan your time (b) to finish faster (c) to look busy (d) to copy answers
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) starting with a sure one (c) noting the marks (d) watching others write
4. 4.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) circling key words (c) noting the marks (d) moving on when stuck
5. 5.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) moving on when stuck (c) planning time per part (d) noting the marks
7. 7.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or read the whole paper? (a) read the instructions (b) read the whole paper
9. 9.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
10. 10.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) ignoring instructions (d) panicking at a hard Q
11. 11.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) planning time per part (d) noting the marks
13. 13.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) planning time per part (c) moving on when stuck (d) noting the marks
15. 15.📄 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
16. 16.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
17. 17.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) watching others write (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
20. 20.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
21. 21.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) answering extra parts (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) reading every question
23. 23.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
25. 25.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) reading every question (c) moving on when stuck (d) noting the marks
26. 26.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
27. 27.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) watching others write (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) reading every question
28. 28.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
29. 29.📄 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
30. 30.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) answering extra parts (c) noting the marks (d) writing without reading
31. 31.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
32. 32.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) noting the marks (d) moving on when stuck
33. 33.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) writing without reading (c) answering extra parts (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
34. 34.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.📄 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
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) starting with a sure one (c) watching others write (d) writing without reading
37. 37.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: answer known ones first or read the instructions? (a) answer known ones first (b) read the instructions
39. 39.📄 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
40. 40.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start

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