Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 205 · 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 try the harder ones? (a) check your answers (b) try the harder ones
2. 2.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
4. 4.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) finish early (b) write more pages (c) skip reading (d) answer what is asked
5. 5.📄 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
6. 6.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to skip the rest (b) to finish early (c) to look clever (d) to bank sure marks
7. 7.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
8. 8.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.📄 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
10. 10.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
11. 11.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or read the whole paper? (a) check your answers (b) read the whole paper
12. 12.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or try the harder ones? (a) mark the easy questions (b) try the harder ones
13. 13.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
14. 14.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) planning time per part (c) ignoring instructions (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
17. 17.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) choose only four (b) answer all six (c) answer two (d) skip the section
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) answering extra parts (c) circling key words (d) moving on when stuck
21. 21.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) noting the marks (c) planning time per part (d) ignoring instructions
23. 23.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or check your answers? (a) read the instructions (b) check your answers
24. 24.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
25. 25.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
26. 26.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
28. 28.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) short points
29. 29.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) answering extra parts (c) starting with a sure one (d) writing without reading
30. 30.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or answer known ones first? (a) read the whole paper (b) answer known ones first
31. 31.📄 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
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) watching others write (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) writing without reading
33. 33.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) writing without reading (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) planning time per part
34. 34.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) moving on when stuck (c) noting the marks (d) ignoring instructions
36. 36.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
38. 38.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) short points
39. 39.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
40. 40.📄 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

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