Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 231 · 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.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.📄 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
3. 3.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) ignoring instructions (c) reading every question (d) noting the marks
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) writing without reading (d) starting with a sure one
5. 5.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) write more pages (b) answer what is asked (c) finish early (d) skip reading
6. 6.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
7. 7.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
8. 8.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
9. 9.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) move on, come back (b) stare at it for ages (c) give up the paper (d) leave the hall
10. 10.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
11. 11.📄 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
12. 12.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) writing without reading (c) watching others write (d) answering extra parts
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) noting the marks (d) answering extra parts
14. 14.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) watching others write (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) reading every question
15. 15.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) short points
16. 16.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) watching others write (c) noting the marks (d) panicking at a hard Q
18. 18.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) choose only four (b) answer all six (c) answer two (d) skip the section
19. 19.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or read the instructions? (a) mark the easy questions (b) read the instructions
21. 21.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
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.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
25. 25.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
26. 26.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) short points
27. 27.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) planning time per part (d) moving on when stuck
29. 29.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
31. 31.📄 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
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) ignoring instructions (c) watching others write (d) answering extra parts
33. 33.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) circling key words (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) writing without reading
34. 34.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to skip the rest (b) to look clever (c) to bank sure marks (d) to finish early
35. 35.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) starting with a sure one (c) noting the marks (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
36. 36.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to finish faster (b) to plan your time (c) to look busy (d) to copy answers
37. 37.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.📄 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
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) watching others write (c) planning time per part (d) writing without reading
40. 40.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or read the instructions? (a) check your answers (b) read the instructions

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