Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 679 · 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: starting with a sure one? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) ignoring instructions (c) circling key words (d) writing without reading
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) ignoring instructions (c) writing without reading (d) planning time per part
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) planning time per part (c) writing without reading (d) circling key words
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) noting the marks (c) circling key words (d) reading every question
6. 6.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to plan your time (b) to finish faster (c) to copy answers (d) to look busy
7. 7.📄 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
8. 8.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) planning time per part (d) watching others write
9. 9.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) short points
11. 11.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) stare at it for ages (b) leave the hall (c) give up the paper (d) move on, come back
12. 12.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) writing without reading (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) moving on when stuck
13. 13.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.📄 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
17. 17.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer all six (b) answer two (c) choose only four (d) skip the section
18. 18.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
19. 19.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) write more pages (b) skip reading (c) answer what is asked (d) finish early
20. 20.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or read the instructions? (a) check your answers (b) read the instructions
21. 21.📄 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
22. 22.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
23. 23.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to finish early (b) to bank sure marks (c) to skip the rest (d) to look clever
24. 24.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
25. 25.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
26. 26.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) reading every question (d) answering extra parts
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) moving on when stuck (d) starting with a sure one
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.📄 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
30. 30.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
31. 31.📄 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
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) planning time per part (c) ignoring instructions (d) reading every question
33. 33.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or mark the easy questions? (a) check your answers (b) mark the easy questions
36. 36.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
37. 37.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
38. 38.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) reading every question (c) circling key words (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
39. 39.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) reading every question (c) moving on when stuck (d) panicking at a hard Q

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