Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

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

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