Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 621 · 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: try the harder ones or mark the easy questions? (a) try the harder ones (b) mark the easy questions
2. 2.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) skip the section (b) choose only four (c) answer two (d) answer all six
3. 3.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) writing without reading (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) watching others write
5. 5.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) reasons and how
6. 6.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
8. 8.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) reading every question (c) writing without reading (d) circling key words
10. 10.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to plan your time (b) to look busy (c) to copy answers (d) to finish faster
11. 11.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
12. 12.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) watching others write (c) circling key words (d) planning time per part
14. 14.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) writing without reading (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) reading every question
15. 15.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) circling key words (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) starting with a sure one
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) answering extra parts (c) watching others write (d) panicking at a hard Q
18. 18.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) write more pages (b) finish early (c) answer what is asked (d) skip reading
22. 22.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or check your answers? (a) read the instructions (b) check your answers
23. 23.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
24. 24.📄 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
25. 25.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) circling key words (c) ignoring instructions (d) writing without reading
27. 27.📄 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
28. 28.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to bank sure marks (b) to finish early (c) to look clever (d) to skip the rest
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) watching others write (c) ignoring instructions (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
30. 30.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or answer known ones first? (a) check your answers (b) answer known ones first
31. 31.📄 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
32. 32.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
33. 33.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
34. 34.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) writing without reading (c) moving on when stuck (d) circling key words
35. 35.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or try the harder ones? (a) read the whole paper (b) try the harder ones
36. 36.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
37. 37.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) moving on when stuck (c) watching others write (d) ignoring instructions
38. 38.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
39. 39.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start

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