Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 386 · 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: mark the easy questions or read the whole paper? (a) mark the easy questions (b) read the whole paper
2. 2.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) ignoring instructions (d) reading every question
4. 4.📄 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
5. 5.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) reading every question (c) circling key words (d) planning time per part
6. 6.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
7. 7.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
8. 8.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) moving on when stuck (c) reading every question (d) panicking at a hard Q
10. 10.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) reasons and how
11. 11.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: try the harder ones or answer known ones first? (a) try the harder ones (b) answer known ones first
12. 12.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) starting with a sure one (c) writing without reading (d) moving on when stuck
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) planning time per part (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) watching others write
15. 15.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to look clever (b) to bank sure marks (c) to finish early (d) to skip the rest
16. 16.📄 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
17. 17.📄 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
18. 18.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
19. 19.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: answer known ones first or read the whole paper? (a) answer known ones first (b) read the whole paper
20. 20.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
21. 21.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
22. 22.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) noting the marks (d) writing without reading
23. 23.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or read the instructions? (a) mark the easy questions (b) read the instructions
24. 24.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
25. 25.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer two (b) skip the section (c) choose only four (d) answer all six
26. 26.📄 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
27. 27.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
28. 28.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
29. 29.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) short points
32. 32.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or read the instructions? (a) check your answers (b) read the instructions
33. 33.📄 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
34. 34.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
35. 35.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
36. 36.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
38. 38.📄 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
39. 39.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True

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