Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 645 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) ignoring instructions (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
2. 2.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
3. 3.📄 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
4. 4.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to look clever (b) to finish early (c) to skip the rest (d) to bank sure marks
5. 5.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
6. 6.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
7. 7.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) watching others write (c) reading every question (d) panicking at a hard Q
8. 8.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) reasons and how
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) moving on when stuck (c) writing without reading (d) planning time per part
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) writing without reading (d) starting with a sure one
11. 11.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.📄 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
13. 13.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) moving on when stuck (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) watching others write
16. 16.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
17. 17.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
18. 18.📄 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
19. 19.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
20. 20.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or read the whole paper? (a) check your answers (b) read the whole paper
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) planning time per part (c) answering extra parts (d) noting the marks
22. 22.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) starting with a sure one (c) reading every question (d) writing without reading
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) answering extra parts (c) circling key words (d) writing without reading
26. 26.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) writing without reading (c) noting the marks (d) panicking at a hard Q
27. 27.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
28. 28.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
29. 29.📄 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
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) reading every question (c) ignoring instructions (d) planning time per part
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) reading every question (c) planning time per part (d) noting the marks
32. 32.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
33. 33.📄 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
34. 34.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
35. 35.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or check your answers? (a) read the whole paper (b) check your answers
36. 36.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
37. 37.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) choose only four (b) answer two (c) answer all six (d) skip the section
38. 38.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: try the harder ones or read the instructions? (a) try the harder ones (b) read the instructions
39. 39.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
40. 40.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True

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