Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 487 · 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.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
2. 2.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
3. 3.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
4. 4.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or read the whole paper? (a) check your answers (b) read the whole paper
5. 5.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
6. 6.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) planning time per part (d) writing without reading
7. 7.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) writing without reading (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
8. 8.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) circling key words (c) reading every question (d) ignoring instructions
9. 9.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) watching others write (c) answering extra parts (d) panicking at a hard Q
11. 11.📄 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
12. 12.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
13. 13.📄 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
14. 14.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
15. 15.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.📄 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
17. 17.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
18. 18.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) starting with a sure one (c) watching others write (d) circling key words
19. 19.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) answering extra parts (c) starting with a sure one (d) noting the marks
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) writing without reading (c) answering extra parts (d) planning time per part
21. 21.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) reasons and how
22. 22.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.📄 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
24. 24.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: try the harder ones or read the whole paper? (a) try the harder ones (b) read the whole paper
25. 25.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
26. 26.📄 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
27. 27.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
28. 28.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
29. 29.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) ignoring instructions (c) writing without reading (d) panicking at a hard Q
31. 31.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
32. 32.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer all six (b) answer two (c) skip the section (d) choose only four
33. 33.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to finish faster (b) to copy answers (c) to look busy (d) to plan your time
34. 34.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
35. 35.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.📄 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
37. 37.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) reading every question (c) writing without reading (d) noting the marks
39. 39.📄 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
40. 40.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start

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