Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 60 · 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.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to finish faster (b) to plan your time (c) to copy answers (d) to look busy
2. 2.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to look clever (b) to finish early (c) to bank sure marks (d) to skip the rest
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) starting with a sure one (c) watching others write (d) noting the marks
4. 4.📄 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
5. 5.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
6. 6.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
7. 7.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or read the instructions? (a) check your answers (b) read the instructions
8. 8.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) give up the paper (b) move on, come back (c) leave the hall (d) stare at it for ages
9. 9.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) ignoring instructions (d) starting with a sure one
10. 10.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) answer what is asked (b) write more pages (c) finish early (d) skip reading
11. 11.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) answering extra parts (c) watching others write (d) panicking at a hard Q
12. 12.📄 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
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) planning time per part (d) circling key words
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.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
16. 16.🔑 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
17. 17.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) moving on when stuck (c) ignoring instructions (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
18. 18.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
19. 19.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) noting the marks (c) starting with a sure one (d) moving on when stuck
20. 20.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.📄 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
22. 22.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) reading every question (c) noting the marks (d) planning time per part
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) answering extra parts (c) writing without reading (d) reading every question
24. 24.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer two (b) answer all six (c) choose only four (d) skip the section
25. 25.📄 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
26. 26.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) noting the marks (d) planning time per part
27. 27.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or try the harder ones? (a) read the instructions (b) try the harder ones
29. 29.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) circling key words (c) noting the marks (d) ignoring instructions
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) starting with a sure one (c) planning time per part (d) writing without reading
32. 32.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) watching others write (c) noting the marks (d) writing without reading
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) watching others write (c) moving on when stuck (d) ignoring instructions
34. 34.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or check your answers? (a) read the instructions (b) check your answers
35. 35.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
37. 37.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) reasons and how
38. 38.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
39. 39.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True

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