Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 67 · 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: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) writing without reading (d) watching others write
4. 4.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) noting the marks (c) starting with a sure one (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
5. 5.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) writing without reading (c) ignoring instructions (d) planning time per part
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) noting the marks (c) reading every question (d) watching others write
8. 8.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) writing without reading (c) moving on when stuck (d) panicking at a hard Q
10. 10.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) watching others write (c) writing without reading (d) panicking at a hard Q
11. 11.🔑 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
12. 12.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
13. 13.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
15. 15.📄 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
16. 16.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
17. 17.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) ignoring instructions (d) reading every question
18. 18.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
19. 19.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: try the harder ones or answer known ones first? (a) try the harder ones (b) answer known ones first
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) reading every question (c) circling key words (d) panicking at a hard Q
21. 21.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) reading every question (c) ignoring instructions (d) circling key words
23. 23.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) finish early (b) write more pages (c) answer what is asked (d) skip reading
26. 26.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or answer known ones first? (a) mark the easy questions (b) answer known ones first
27. 27.📄 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
28. 28.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or check your answers? (a) read the instructions (b) check your answers
29. 29.📄 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
30. 30.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
33. 33.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to look busy (b) to copy answers (c) to plan your time (d) to finish faster
34. 34.📄 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
35. 35.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) noting the marks (c) watching others write (d) starting with a sure one
36. 36.📄 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
37. 37.📄 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
38. 38.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
39. 39.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.📄 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

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