Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 324 · 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: moving on when stuck? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
2. 2.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) reading every question (d) circling key words
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) watching others write (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) circling key words
5. 5.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) writing without reading (c) moving on when stuck (d) planning time per part
6. 6.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) starting with a sure one (c) reading every question (d) panicking at a hard Q
7. 7.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
8. 8.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
9. 9.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) watching others write (c) starting with a sure one (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
10. 10.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) answering extra parts (d) writing without reading
12. 12.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) writing without reading (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) answering extra parts
13. 13.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to look busy (b) to copy answers (c) to plan your time (d) to finish faster
14. 14.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to skip the rest (b) to bank sure marks (c) to finish early (d) to look clever
15. 15.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or mark the easy questions? (a) check your answers (b) mark the easy questions
17. 17.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) answering extra parts (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) reading every question
19. 19.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) circling key words (c) noting the marks (d) answering extra parts
20. 20.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
22. 22.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
23. 23.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or read the instructions? (a) check your answers (b) read the instructions
24. 24.📄 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
25. 25.📄 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
26. 26.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) give up the paper (c) move on, come back (d) stare at it for ages
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) starting with a sure one (c) ignoring instructions (d) watching others write
30. 30.📄 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
31. 31.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) write more pages (b) finish early (c) skip reading (d) answer what is asked
32. 32.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
33. 33.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) ignoring instructions (d) noting the marks
35. 35.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) answering extra parts (d) writing without reading
37. 37.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
39. 39.📄 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
40. 40.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start

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