Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 356 · 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.📄 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
2. 2.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or check your answers? (a) read the instructions (b) check your answers
3. 3.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.📄 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
5. 5.📄 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
6. 6.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer two (b) choose only four (c) answer all six (d) skip the section
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) noting the marks (c) circling key words (d) ignoring instructions
8. 8.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
9. 9.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) reading every question (c) moving on when stuck (d) panicking at a hard Q
10. 10.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) reading every question (d) writing without reading
11. 11.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
12. 12.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.📄 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
14. 14.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (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? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
16. 16.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
17. 17.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) reading every question (c) planning time per part (d) writing without reading
18. 18.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) circling key words (d) ignoring instructions
19. 19.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
20. 20.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
22. 22.📄 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
23. 23.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) answering extra parts (c) noting the marks (d) circling key words
25. 25.📄 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
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) noting the marks (c) writing without reading (d) panicking at a hard Q
27. 27.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) reasons and how
29. 29.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) planning time per part (d) watching others write
32. 32.📄 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
33. 33.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) ignoring instructions (d) moving on when stuck
35. 35.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
37. 37.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
38. 38.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or try the harder ones? (a) read the instructions (b) try the harder ones
39. 39.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) reading every question (c) watching others write (d) planning time per part

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