Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 455 · 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) writing without reading (b) watching others write (c) circling key words (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
2. 2.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
3. 3.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or answer known ones first? (a) check your answers (b) answer known ones first
4. 4.📄 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
5. 5.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) moving on when stuck (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) writing without reading
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) planning time per part (d) writing without reading
7. 7.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or answer known ones first? (a) read the whole paper (b) answer known ones first
8. 8.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
9. 9.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: answer known ones first or mark the easy questions? (a) answer known ones first (b) mark the easy questions
10. 10.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
11. 11.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
12. 12.📄 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
13. 13.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
15. 15.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) starting with a sure one (c) reading every question (d) planning time per part
16. 16.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
17. 17.📄 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
18. 18.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) ignoring instructions (c) moving on when stuck (d) circling key words
21. 21.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) short points
22. 22.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
23. 23.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
24. 24.📄 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
25. 25.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) ignoring instructions (c) reading every question (d) watching others write
27. 27.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) starting with a sure one (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) noting the marks
30. 30.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) skip the section (b) answer two (c) answer all six (d) choose only four
31. 31.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) moving on when stuck (c) circling key words (d) panicking at a hard Q
32. 32.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
33. 33.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to copy answers (b) to finish faster (c) to look busy (d) to plan your time
34. 34.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
35. 35.📄 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
36. 36.🔑 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
37. 37.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
38. 38.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) starting with a sure one (c) writing without reading (d) noting the marks
39. 39.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
40. 40.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start

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