Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 237 · 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.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) give up the paper (b) stare at it for ages (c) leave the hall (d) move on, come back
4. 4.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
5. 5.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.📄 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
7. 7.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to plan your time (b) to finish faster (c) to look busy (d) to copy answers
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) planning time per part (c) ignoring instructions (d) panicking at a hard Q
9. 9.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) writing without reading (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) starting with a sure one
10. 10.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to finish early (b) to look clever (c) to bank sure marks (d) to skip the rest
11. 11.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
12. 12.📄 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
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) starting with a sure one (c) circling key words (d) writing without reading
14. 14.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) watching others write (c) moving on when stuck (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
15. 15.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
17. 17.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) skip the section (b) answer all six (c) answer two (d) choose only four
18. 18.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) reasons and how
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) ignoring instructions (d) writing without reading
20. 20.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) noting the marks (c) ignoring instructions (d) reading every question
22. 22.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) ignoring instructions (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) noting the marks
23. 23.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
24. 24.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) ignoring instructions (c) noting the marks (d) circling key words
25. 25.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
26. 26.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
27. 27.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
28. 28.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) moving on when stuck (c) reading every question (d) answering extra parts
29. 29.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.📄 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
31. 31.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) ignoring instructions (d) writing without reading
33. 33.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
34. 34.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
36. 36.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: answer known ones first or check your answers? (a) answer known ones first (b) check your answers
37. 37.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) finish early (b) write more pages (c) skip reading (d) answer what is asked
38. 38.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or try the harder ones? (a) read the whole paper (b) try the harder ones
39. 39.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
40. 40.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) short points

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