Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 236 · 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.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) circling key words (c) writing without reading (d) watching others write
2. 2.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
3. 3.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
4. 4.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
5. 5.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
6. 6.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
7. 7.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
8. 8.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) skip the section (b) answer two (c) answer all six (d) choose only four
9. 9.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) moving on when stuck (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) planning time per part
10. 10.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
11. 11.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
12. 12.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) finish early (b) skip reading (c) write more pages (d) answer what is asked
13. 13.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or read the whole paper? (a) mark the easy questions (b) read the whole paper
15. 15.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
17. 17.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to look busy (b) to copy answers (c) to finish faster (d) to plan your time
18. 18.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) answering extra parts (c) moving on when stuck (d) ignoring instructions
20. 20.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
21. 21.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) reasons and how
22. 22.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
23. 23.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) starting with a sure one (c) reading every question (d) noting the marks
25. 25.📄 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
26. 26.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or try the harder ones? (a) read the instructions (b) try the harder ones
27. 27.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: answer known ones first or read the whole paper? (a) answer known ones first (b) read the whole paper
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) starting with a sure one (c) answering extra parts (d) ignoring instructions
29. 29.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
31. 31.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) moving on when stuck (c) answering extra parts (d) noting the marks
32. 32.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) watching others write (c) noting the marks (d) ignoring instructions
34. 34.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
35. 35.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
36. 36.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.📄 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
38. 38.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: try the harder ones or read the whole paper? (a) try the harder ones (b) read the whole paper
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) watching others write (d) writing without reading
40. 40.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: answer known ones first or try the harder ones? (a) answer known ones first (b) try the harder ones

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