Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 650 · 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.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) moving on when stuck (c) writing without reading (d) reading every question
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) ignoring instructions (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) moving on when stuck
5. 5.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) reading every question (c) noting the marks (d) writing without reading
7. 7.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
9. 9.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) reasons and how
10. 10.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) answering extra parts (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) noting the marks
11. 11.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) ignoring instructions (c) circling key words (d) planning time per part
13. 13.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
14. 14.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) writing without reading (c) noting the marks (d) panicking at a hard Q
17. 17.📄 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
18. 18.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
19. 19.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
20. 20.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or mark the easy questions? (a) read the whole paper (b) mark the easy questions
23. 23.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) circling key words (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) noting the marks
26. 26.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) answering extra parts (c) circling key words (d) noting the marks
27. 27.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
28. 28.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or try the harder ones? (a) mark the easy questions (b) try the harder ones
29. 29.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to finish early (b) to look clever (c) to skip the rest (d) to bank sure marks
30. 30.📄 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
31. 31.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) short points
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) starting with a sure one (c) noting the marks (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
33. 33.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) noting the marks (c) starting with a sure one (d) circling key words
34. 34.📄 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
35. 35.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
36. 36.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer two (b) choose only four (c) answer all six (d) skip the section
37. 37.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to copy answers (b) to finish faster (c) to plan your time (d) to look busy
38. 38.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
39. 39.🔑 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
40. 40.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or check your answers? (a) read the instructions (b) check your answers

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