Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 240 · 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: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to copy answers (b) to plan your time (c) to finish faster (d) to look busy
3. 3.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to skip the rest (b) to look clever (c) to finish early (d) to bank sure marks
4. 4.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.📄 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
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) noting the marks (c) moving on when stuck (d) writing without reading
7. 7.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) ignoring instructions (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) circling key words
9. 9.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) writing without reading (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) watching others write
11. 11.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
12. 12.📄 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
13. 13.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) watching others write (c) answering extra parts (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
14. 14.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer two (b) answer all six (c) choose only four (d) skip the section
15. 15.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) watching others write (c) starting with a sure one (d) moving on when stuck
16. 16.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
17. 17.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) writing without reading (d) answering extra parts
18. 18.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) planning time per part (c) circling key words (d) starting with a sure one
20. 20.📄 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
21. 21.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
22. 22.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) reasons and how
23. 23.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) answering extra parts (c) starting with a sure one (d) ignoring instructions
26. 26.📄 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
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) reading every question (c) moving on when stuck (d) noting the marks
28. 28.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) skip reading (b) write more pages (c) finish early (d) answer what is asked
30. 30.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
31. 31.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) reading every question (c) planning time per part (d) moving on when stuck
32. 32.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
33. 33.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
34. 34.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) stare at it for ages (b) leave the hall (c) move on, come back (d) give up the paper
35. 35.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
36. 36.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) noting the marks (c) reading every question (d) starting with a sure one
37. 37.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
38. 38.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) ignoring instructions (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) reading every question
40. 40.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True

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