Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 543 · 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: answering extra parts? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
2. 2.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer all six (b) answer two (c) choose only four (d) skip the section
3. 3.📄 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
4. 4.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) noting the marks (c) watching others write (d) panicking at a hard Q
5. 5.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
6. 6.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) give up the paper (b) leave the hall (c) move on, come back (d) stare at it for ages
7. 7.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) reading every question (c) circling key words (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
8. 8.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
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: ignoring instructions? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
11. 11.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
12. 12.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) noting the marks (c) reading every question (d) answering extra parts
13. 13.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
14. 14.📄 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
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) noting the marks (c) starting with a sure one (d) answering extra parts
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) noting the marks (c) reading every question (d) panicking at a hard Q
17. 17.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
18. 18.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) reading every question (c) writing without reading (d) planning time per part
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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) writing without reading (c) starting with a sure one (d) watching others write
23. 23.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
24. 24.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
25. 25.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
27. 27.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
29. 29.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) finish early (b) skip reading (c) answer what is asked (d) write more pages
30. 30.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to look busy (b) to copy answers (c) to finish faster (d) to plan your time
31. 31.📄 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
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) watching others write (c) answering extra parts (d) moving on when stuck
33. 33.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
34. 34.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) moving on when stuck (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) ignoring instructions
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) watching others write (c) writing without reading (d) planning time per part
36. 36.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) circling key words (c) reading every question (d) writing without reading
38. 38.📄 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
39. 39.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
40. 40.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True

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