Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 608 · 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.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) starting with a sure one (c) circling key words (d) panicking at a hard Q
2. 2.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
3. 3.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
4. 4.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
5. 5.📄 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
6. 6.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
7. 7.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
8. 8.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) watching others write (c) ignoring instructions (d) noting the marks
10. 10.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or read the instructions? (a) mark the easy questions (b) read the instructions
11. 11.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
12. 12.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
13. 13.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) stare at it for ages (b) move on, come back (c) leave the hall (d) give up the paper
14. 14.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) answering extra parts (c) planning time per part (d) ignoring instructions
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) reading every question (c) ignoring instructions (d) circling key words
16. 16.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
17. 17.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) skip the section (b) choose only four (c) answer two (d) answer all six
18. 18.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) moving on when stuck (c) watching others write (d) starting with a sure one
19. 19.📄 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
20. 20.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) watching others write (c) circling key words (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
21. 21.📄 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
22. 22.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to skip the rest (b) to finish early (c) to look clever (d) to bank sure marks
23. 23.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) writing without reading (c) circling key words (d) ignoring instructions
26. 26.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
29. 29.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) starting with a sure one (c) moving on when stuck (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) writing without reading (d) starting with a sure one
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) starting with a sure one (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) reading every question
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) moving on when stuck (c) writing without reading (d) starting with a sure one
34. 34.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) watching others write (d) reading every question
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) ignoring instructions (c) watching others write (d) moving on when stuck
38. 38.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) short points
39. 39.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or read the instructions? (a) check your answers (b) read the instructions
40. 40.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) write more pages (b) skip reading (c) answer what is asked (d) finish early

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