Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 272 · 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.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) skip the section (b) answer all six (c) answer two (d) choose only four
2. 2.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
3. 3.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) writing without reading (c) ignoring instructions (d) planning time per part
6. 6.📄 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
7. 7.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: answer known ones first or read the whole paper? (a) answer known ones first (b) read the whole paper
8. 8.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
9. 9.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) short points
10. 10.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) skip reading (b) answer what is asked (c) write more pages (d) finish early
12. 12.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
13. 13.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) writing without reading (c) moving on when stuck (d) answering extra parts
16. 16.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) planning time per part (c) writing without reading (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
17. 17.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.📄 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
19. 19.📄 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
20. 20.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
21. 21.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) starting with a sure one (c) planning time per part (d) panicking at a hard Q
22. 22.📄 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
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) reading every question (d) watching others write
24. 24.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) answering extra parts (c) reading every question (d) noting the marks
25. 25.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
26. 26.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) reading every question (c) planning time per part (d) noting the marks
27. 27.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to plan your time (b) to finish faster (c) to copy answers (d) to look busy
28. 28.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
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.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) planning time per part (c) circling key words (d) moving on when stuck
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) moving on when stuck (c) writing without reading (d) noting the marks
33. 33.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) noting the marks (c) circling key words (d) panicking at a hard Q
35. 35.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
36. 36.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
37. 37.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (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.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or read the whole paper? (a) mark the easy questions (b) read the whole paper
40. 40.📄 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

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