Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 241 · 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.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
2. 2.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
3. 3.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
4. 4.🔑 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
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) starting with a sure one (c) planning time per part (d) ignoring instructions
6. 6.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) noting the marks (c) writing without reading (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) noting the marks (c) answering extra parts (d) starting with a sure one
9. 9.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) reading every question (c) planning time per part (d) answering extra parts
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) writing without reading (c) reading every question (d) panicking at a hard Q
11. 11.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) answering extra parts (c) watching others write (d) reading every question
12. 12.🔑 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
13. 13.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) watching others write (c) writing without reading (d) starting with a sure one
15. 15.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) answering extra parts (c) watching others write (d) writing without reading
16. 16.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
17. 17.📄 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
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) answering extra parts (c) moving on when stuck (d) ignoring instructions
19. 19.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
20. 20.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
21. 21.📄 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
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) noting the marks (c) starting with a sure one (d) moving on when stuck
23. 23.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) noting the marks (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) writing without reading
24. 24.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
25. 25.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or answer known ones first? (a) check your answers (b) answer known ones first
26. 26.📄 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
27. 27.📄 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
28. 28.📄 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
29. 29.📄 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
30. 30.📄 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
31. 31.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) noting the marks (c) writing without reading (d) starting with a sure one
33. 33.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) move on, come back (b) stare at it for ages (c) leave the hall (d) give up the paper
34. 34.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
35. 35.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
36. 36.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) answer what is asked (b) write more pages (c) finish early (d) skip reading
37. 37.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to skip the rest (b) to finish early (c) to look clever (d) to bank sure marks
38. 38.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
39. 39.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
40. 40.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True

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