Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 249 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) reading every question (c) watching others write (d) planning time per part
2. 2.🔑 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
3. 3.📄 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
4. 4.📄 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
5. 5.📄 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
6. 6.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
7. 7.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) choose only four (b) answer two (c) answer all six (d) skip the section
8. 8.🔑 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
9. 9.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
10. 10.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
11. 11.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: answer known ones first or read the instructions? (a) answer known ones first (b) read the instructions
12. 12.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
14. 14.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) noting the marks (c) reading every question (d) watching others write
15. 15.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) ignoring instructions (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) writing without reading
16. 16.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
17. 17.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
18. 18.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) noting the marks (d) ignoring instructions
19. 19.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
20. 20.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) starting with a sure one (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) circling key words
22. 22.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or answer known ones first? (a) mark the easy questions (b) answer known ones first
23. 23.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) ignoring instructions (c) writing without reading (d) planning time per part
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) writing without reading (c) ignoring instructions (d) starting with a sure one
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) moving on when stuck (c) noting the marks (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
26. 26.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to plan your time (b) to copy answers (c) to look busy (d) to finish faster
27. 27.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
28. 28.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
29. 29.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
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: “State two features of a desert.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.📄 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
33. 33.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or mark the easy questions? (a) read the whole paper (b) mark the easy questions
34. 34.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
35. 35.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or read the instructions? (a) read the whole paper (b) read the instructions
36. 36.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
38. 38.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) ignoring instructions (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) writing without reading
39. 39.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) give up the paper (b) leave the hall (c) move on, come back (d) stare at it for ages
40. 40.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how

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