Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 678 · 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.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) skip the section (b) answer two (c) answer all six (d) choose only four
2. 2.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) moving on when stuck (c) starting with a sure one (d) ignoring instructions
4. 4.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
5. 5.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to finish faster (b) to copy answers (c) to look busy (d) to plan your time
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) watching others write (c) moving on when stuck (d) panicking at a hard Q
7. 7.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) watching others write (c) answering extra parts (d) noting the marks
8. 8.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
9. 9.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to finish early (b) to bank sure marks (c) to look clever (d) to skip the rest
11. 11.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) answering extra parts (c) circling key words (d) planning time per part
12. 12.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) planning time per part (d) reading every question
13. 13.📄 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
14. 14.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
15. 15.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
16. 16.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) give up the paper (c) stare at it for ages (d) move on, come back
17. 17.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or read the instructions? (a) read the whole paper (b) read the instructions
18. 18.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
19. 19.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
20. 20.📄 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
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) noting the marks (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) circling key words
22. 22.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) noting the marks (c) writing without reading (d) starting with a sure one
24. 24.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
25. 25.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) skip reading (b) write more pages (c) finish early (d) answer what is asked
26. 26.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
27. 27.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
28. 28.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
29. 29.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
31. 31.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
32. 32.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: answer known ones first or read the whole paper? (a) answer known ones first (b) read the whole paper
33. 33.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
34. 34.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) answering extra parts (d) circling key words
36. 36.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
37. 37.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: answer known ones first or read the instructions? (a) answer known ones first (b) read the instructions
38. 38.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or answer known ones first? (a) read the instructions (b) answer known ones first
39. 39.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
40. 40.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) how they differ or match

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