Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 228 · 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.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) answering extra parts (c) starting with a sure one (d) circling key words
3. 3.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to finish early (b) to skip the rest (c) to bank sure marks (d) to look clever
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) writing without reading (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) noting the marks
5. 5.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) move on, come back (b) give up the paper (c) stare at it for ages (d) leave the hall
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) ignoring instructions (c) answering extra parts (d) circling key words
7. 7.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) answering extra parts (c) reading every question (d) starting with a sure one
8. 8.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) noting the marks (c) writing without reading (d) panicking at a hard Q
9. 9.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
10. 10.📄 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
11. 11.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
12. 12.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to plan your time (b) to copy answers (c) to finish faster (d) to look busy
13. 13.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.📄 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
15. 15.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
19. 19.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
20. 20.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) writing without reading (d) watching others write
21. 21.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: try the harder ones or read the instructions? (a) try the harder ones (b) read the instructions
22. 22.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.📄 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
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) starting with a sure one (c) reading every question (d) ignoring instructions
25. 25.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.📄 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
28. 28.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) reading every question (c) noting the marks (d) moving on when stuck
29. 29.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: try the harder ones or mark the easy questions? (a) try the harder ones (b) mark the easy questions
30. 30.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.📄 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
32. 32.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
33. 33.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
34. 34.📄 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
35. 35.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) choose only four (b) answer two (c) skip the section (d) answer all six
37. 37.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) reading every question (c) noting the marks (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
38. 38.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
40. 40.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) short points

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