Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

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

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