Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 552 · 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: read the whole paper or answer known ones first? (a) read the whole paper (b) answer known ones first
2. 2.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) noting the marks (c) moving on when stuck (d) answering extra parts
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) writing without reading (c) reading every question (d) panicking at a hard Q
6. 6.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) noting the marks (c) ignoring instructions (d) moving on when stuck
7. 7.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) skip the section (b) answer two (c) choose only four (d) answer all six
8. 8.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) reading every question (c) planning time per part (d) writing without reading
9. 9.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) planning time per part (c) answering extra parts (d) moving on when stuck
11. 11.📄 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
12. 12.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
14. 14.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) noting the marks (c) starting with a sure one (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
15. 15.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
16. 16.📄 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
17. 17.📄 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
18. 18.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or check your answers? (a) mark the easy questions (b) check your answers
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) planning time per part (d) circling key words
20. 20.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to finish faster (b) to plan your time (c) to look busy (d) to copy answers
21. 21.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
22. 22.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
23. 23.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
24. 24.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
25. 25.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) starting with a sure one (c) planning time per part (d) watching others write
26. 26.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
27. 27.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) noting the marks (c) circling key words (d) ignoring instructions
29. 29.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
30. 30.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) ignoring instructions (c) writing without reading (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
31. 31.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
32. 32.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
33. 33.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
34. 34.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: answer known ones first or read the whole paper? (a) answer known ones first (b) read the whole paper
36. 36.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
37. 37.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) ignoring instructions (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) reading every question
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) starting with a sure one (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) planning time per part
39. 39.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or try the harder ones? (a) mark the easy questions (b) try the harder ones
40. 40.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False

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