Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 348 · 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: reading every question? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
2. 2.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) watching others write (c) moving on when stuck (d) answering extra parts
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) starting with a sure one (d) writing without reading
4. 4.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
5. 5.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
6. 6.📄 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
7. 7.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
8. 8.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) skip the section (b) answer all six (c) choose only four (d) answer two
9. 9.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
13. 13.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to finish faster (b) to copy answers (c) to look busy (d) to plan your time
14. 14.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or read the whole paper? (a) check your answers (b) read the whole paper
15. 15.📄 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
16. 16.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) starting with a sure one (c) planning time per part (d) answering extra parts
18. 18.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) moving on when stuck (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) panicking at a hard Q
21. 21.📄 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
22. 22.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) noting the marks (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) panicking at a hard Q
23. 23.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) circling key words (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) starting with a sure one
24. 24.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to skip the rest (b) to look clever (c) to finish early (d) to bank sure marks
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.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
27. 27.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
29. 29.📄 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
30. 30.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) writing without reading (c) circling key words (d) watching others write
31. 31.📄 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
32. 32.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or read the instructions? (a) read the whole paper (b) read the instructions
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) noting the marks (c) circling key words (d) writing without reading
34. 34.📄 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
35. 35.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) move on, come back (b) stare at it for ages (c) give up the paper (d) leave the hall
36. 36.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) moving on when stuck (c) planning time per part (d) writing without reading
37. 37.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or read the instructions? (a) check your answers (b) read the instructions
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) reading every question (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) watching others write
39. 39.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) answering extra parts (c) starting with a sure one (d) reading every question

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