Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 506 · 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.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) write more pages (b) skip reading (c) finish early (d) answer what is asked
2. 2.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.📄 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
4. 4.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to look clever (b) to skip the rest (c) to finish early (d) to bank sure marks
6. 6.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) ignoring instructions (c) starting with a sure one (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
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.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or read the instructions? (a) check your answers (b) read the instructions
11. 11.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer two (b) choose only four (c) answer all six (d) skip the section
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) answering extra parts (c) watching others write (d) writing without reading
13. 13.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔑 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
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) answering extra parts (c) writing without reading (d) circling key words
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) ignoring instructions (d) writing without reading
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) moving on when stuck (c) writing without reading (d) watching others write
18. 18.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) writing without reading (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
19. 19.📄 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
20. 20.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.📄 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
22. 22.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 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
25. 25.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
27. 27.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (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) watching others write (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) reading every question (d) writing without reading
29. 29.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) starting with a sure one (c) moving on when stuck (d) noting the marks
31. 31.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) reasons and how
32. 32.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
33. 33.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) reading every question (c) noting the marks (d) panicking at a hard Q
34. 34.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) ignoring instructions (d) starting with a sure one
35. 35.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
36. 36.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) watching others write (c) reading every question (d) panicking at a hard Q
37. 37.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
39. 39.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or mark the easy questions? (a) read the whole paper (b) mark the easy questions
40. 40.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start

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