Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 423 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) answering extra parts (c) ignoring instructions (d) writing without reading
2. 2.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) starting with a sure one (c) reading every question (d) moving on when stuck
3. 3.📄 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
4. 4.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or check your answers? (a) read the instructions (b) check your answers
5. 5.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
7. 7.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
8. 8.📄 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
9. 9.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
12. 12.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
13. 13.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) moving on when stuck (c) reading every question (d) panicking at a hard Q
14. 14.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to skip the rest (b) to finish early (c) to bank sure marks (d) to look clever
15. 15.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
17. 17.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
18. 18.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) writing without reading (c) circling key words (d) starting with a sure one
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) starting with a sure one (c) moving on when stuck (d) watching others write
22. 22.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) reading every question (c) watching others write (d) writing without reading
23. 23.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
24. 24.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
27. 27.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) starting with a sure one (c) planning time per part (d) panicking at a hard Q
29. 29.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) answering extra parts (c) moving on when stuck (d) planning time per part
30. 30.📄 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
31. 31.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
32. 32.📄 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
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) ignoring instructions (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) watching others write
34. 34.📄 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
35. 35.🔑 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
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) circling key words (c) answering extra parts (d) moving on when stuck
37. 37.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
38. 38.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
39. 39.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) noting the marks (c) answering extra parts (d) watching others write

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