Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 278 · 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) circling key words (c) watching others write (d) noting the marks
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) circling key words (d) answering extra parts
3. 3.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
4. 4.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) moving on when stuck (c) circling key words (d) ignoring instructions
6. 6.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) planning time per part (c) answering extra parts (d) starting with a sure one
7. 7.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
8. 8.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) ignoring instructions (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
9. 9.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
10. 10.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) short points
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) reading every question (c) noting the marks (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
12. 12.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
13. 13.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) finish early (b) skip reading (c) answer what is asked (d) write more pages
14. 14.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) skip the section (b) answer two (c) choose only four (d) answer all six
16. 16.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
17. 17.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
18. 18.📄 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
19. 19.📄 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
20. 20.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
21. 21.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) noting the marks (c) moving on when stuck (d) writing without reading
23. 23.📄 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
24. 24.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) circling key words (c) reading every question (d) starting with a sure one
25. 25.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
26. 26.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) move on, come back (b) give up the paper (c) stare at it for ages (d) leave the hall
29. 29.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) planning time per part (c) writing without reading (d) starting with a sure one
31. 31.📄 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
32. 32.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
34. 34.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) watching others write (d) planning time per part
37. 37.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
38. 38.📄 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
39. 39.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
40. 40.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True

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