Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 45 · 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: check your answers or try the harder ones? (a) check your answers (b) try the harder ones
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) watching others write (c) starting with a sure one (d) ignoring instructions
3. 3.📄 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
4. 4.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.📄 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
6. 6.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
7. 7.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
8. 8.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) moving on when stuck (c) noting the marks (d) ignoring instructions
9. 9.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to look clever (b) to finish early (c) to skip the rest (d) to bank sure marks
11. 11.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
13. 13.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) short points
14. 14.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
15. 15.📄 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
16. 16.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) short points
17. 17.📄 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
18. 18.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.📄 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
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) moving on when stuck (d) panicking at a hard Q
21. 21.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) circling key words (d) noting the marks
22. 22.📄 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
23. 23.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
24. 24.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer two (b) answer all six (c) choose only four (d) skip the section
25. 25.📄 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
26. 26.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
27. 27.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
29. 29.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) ignoring instructions (d) watching others write
33. 33.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) starting with a sure one (c) answering extra parts (d) writing without reading
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.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or answer known ones first? (a) read the instructions (b) answer known ones first
36. 36.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) reading every question (d) moving on when stuck
37. 37.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) skip reading (b) finish early (c) answer what is asked (d) write more pages
38. 38.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) reasons and how
40. 40.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) planning time per part (d) watching others write

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