Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 638 · 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: noting the marks? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
2. 2.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
4. 4.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or read the whole paper? (a) read the instructions (b) read the whole paper
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) circling key words (c) ignoring instructions (d) starting with a sure one
6. 6.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
7. 7.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to plan your time (b) to finish faster (c) to look busy (d) to copy answers
8. 8.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
9. 9.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) write more pages (b) finish early (c) skip reading (d) answer what is asked
11. 11.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
12. 12.📄 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
13. 13.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
14. 14.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) ignoring instructions (d) answering extra parts
15. 15.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
16. 16.📄 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
17. 17.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) noting the marks (c) planning time per part (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) moving on when stuck (c) starting with a sure one (d) planning time per part
19. 19.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or read the whole paper? (a) mark the easy questions (b) read the whole paper
20. 20.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) circling key words (c) moving on when stuck (d) watching others write
21. 21.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
22. 22.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
23. 23.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) circling key words (c) answering extra parts (d) ignoring instructions
24. 24.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
26. 26.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) moving on when stuck (c) writing without reading (d) watching others write
27. 27.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) choose only four (b) answer all six (c) skip the section (d) answer two
28. 28.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) reasons and how
29. 29.📄 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
30. 30.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) stare at it for ages (c) move on, come back (d) give up the paper
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) planning time per part (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
32. 32.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) reading every question (c) writing without reading (d) watching others write
34. 34.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.📄 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
36. 36.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) ignoring instructions (c) answering extra parts (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
38. 38.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) reading every question (c) noting the marks (d) panicking at a hard Q
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) noting the marks (c) moving on when stuck (d) circling key words
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) writing without reading (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) panicking at a hard Q

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