Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 699 · 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: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
2. 2.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: answer known ones first or mark the easy questions? (a) answer known ones first (b) mark the easy questions
3. 3.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
4. 4.📄 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
5. 5.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
6. 6.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
7. 7.📄 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
8. 8.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
9. 9.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) give up the paper (b) stare at it for ages (c) move on, come back (d) leave the hall
10. 10.📄 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
11. 11.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) noting the marks
13. 13.📄 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
14. 14.🔑 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
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) planning time per part
16. 16.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.📄 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
19. 19.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
21. 21.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) planning time per part (c) answering extra parts (d) moving on when stuck
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) answering extra parts (c) watching others write (d) noting the marks
24. 24.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
26. 26.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) watching others write (d) moving on when stuck
28. 28.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
29. 29.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
31. 31.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) starting with a sure one (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) moving on when stuck
32. 32.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) ignoring instructions (c) moving on when stuck (d) reading every question
33. 33.📄 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
34. 34.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
35. 35.📄 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
36. 36.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
37. 37.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) answer what is asked (b) write more pages (c) finish early (d) skip reading
39. 39.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or check your answers? (a) mark the easy questions (b) check your answers
40. 40.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start

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