Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 195 · 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: check your answers or answer known ones first? (a) check your answers (b) answer known ones first
2. 2.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) starting with a sure one (c) watching others write (d) circling key words
3. 3.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to copy answers (b) to finish faster (c) to look busy (d) to plan your time
4. 4.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
5. 5.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
6. 6.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to finish early (b) to bank sure marks (c) to look clever (d) to skip the rest
7. 7.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) watching others write (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) planning time per part
8. 8.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) write more pages (b) skip reading (c) finish early (d) answer what is asked
9. 9.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) moving on when stuck (c) planning time per part (d) writing without reading
10. 10.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) stare at it for ages (b) leave the hall (c) give up the paper (d) move on, come back
11. 11.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
15. 15.🔑 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
16. 16.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer two (b) skip the section (c) choose only four (d) answer all six
17. 17.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) noting the marks (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) circling key words
19. 19.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
20. 20.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) reading every question (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) writing without reading
23. 23.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) answering extra parts (c) planning time per part (d) reading every question
24. 24.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
25. 25.📄 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
26. 26.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
28. 28.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔑 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
30. 30.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) planning time per part (d) reading every question
32. 32.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) reasons and how
34. 34.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
35. 35.📄 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
36. 36.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) noting the marks (c) moving on when stuck (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
37. 37.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) reading every question (c) ignoring instructions (d) noting the marks
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) answering extra parts (d) writing without reading
39. 39.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
40. 40.📄 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

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