Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 443 · 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 of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) noting the marks (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) planning time per part
2. 2.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
3. 3.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
4. 4.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer two (b) skip the section (c) choose only four (d) answer all six
5. 5.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to finish early (b) to look clever (c) to skip the rest (d) to bank sure marks
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) noting the marks (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) planning time per part
7. 7.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
8. 8.📄 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
9. 9.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) stare at it for ages (c) move on, come back (d) give up the paper
10. 10.📄 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
11. 11.📄 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
12. 12.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
13. 13.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
14. 14.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) watching others write (c) reading every question (d) starting with a sure one
15. 15.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.📄 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
17. 17.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to plan your time (b) to finish faster (c) to copy answers (d) to look busy
19. 19.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
20. 20.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: try the harder ones or check your answers? (a) try the harder ones (b) check your answers
21. 21.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔑 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) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
23. 23.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) short points
24. 24.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
25. 25.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) ignoring instructions (c) moving on when stuck (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
28. 28.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
29. 29.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) watching others write (d) writing without reading
30. 30.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) writing without reading (c) planning time per part (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) circling key words (d) writing without reading
33. 33.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or read the instructions? (a) check your answers (b) read the instructions
35. 35.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) moving on when stuck (d) reading every question
37. 37.🔑 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
38. 38.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
39. 39.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) noting the marks (c) moving on when stuck (d) stuck on Q1 for ages

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