Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

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

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