Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

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

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