Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 328 · 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.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) noting the marks (c) moving on when stuck (d) starting with a sure one
4. 4.🔑 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
5. 5.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
6. 6.📄 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
7. 7.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) answering extra parts (d) noting the marks
9. 9.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
10. 10.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
11. 11.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) watching others write (d) starting with a sure one
13. 13.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) watching others write (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) starting with a sure one
14. 14.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to look busy (b) to plan your time (c) to finish faster (d) to copy answers
15. 15.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
16. 16.📄 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
17. 17.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or check your answers? (a) mark the easy questions (b) check your answers
18. 18.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: try the harder ones or read the instructions? (a) try the harder ones (b) read the instructions
19. 19.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) write more pages (b) answer what is asked (c) finish early (d) skip reading
20. 20.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
21. 21.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) choose only four (b) answer two (c) skip the section (d) answer all six
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) moving on when stuck (c) ignoring instructions (d) circling key words
24. 24.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) watching others write (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) reading every question
25. 25.📄 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
26. 26.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
27. 27.🔑 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
28. 28.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) writing without reading (c) moving on when stuck (d) watching others write
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) answering extra parts (c) noting the marks (d) reading every question
31. 31.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or try the harder ones? (a) mark the easy questions (b) try the harder ones
32. 32.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
33. 33.📄 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
34. 34.📄 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
35. 35.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
36. 36.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) stare at it for ages (c) give up the paper (d) move on, come back
37. 37.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
38. 38.📄 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
39. 39.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: answer known ones first or mark the easy questions? (a) answer known ones first (b) mark the easy questions
40. 40.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start

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