Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 702 · 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.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: try the harder ones or mark the easy questions? (a) try the harder ones (b) mark the easy questions
2. 2.📄 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
3. 3.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or try the harder ones? (a) read the whole paper (b) try the harder ones
4. 4.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or try the harder ones? (a) read the instructions (b) try the harder ones
6. 6.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) writing without reading (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) moving on when stuck
8. 8.📄 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
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) reading every question (d) circling key words
10. 10.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to finish faster (b) to look busy (c) to copy answers (d) to plan your time
12. 12.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
13. 13.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
14. 14.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) write more pages (b) skip reading (c) answer what is asked (d) finish early
16. 16.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to finish early (b) to skip the rest (c) to look clever (d) to bank sure marks
18. 18.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer all six (b) answer two (c) skip the section (d) choose only four
19. 19.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
20. 20.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
21. 21.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
22. 22.📄 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
23. 23.📄 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
24. 24.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) moving on when stuck (d) noting the marks
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) moving on when stuck (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) circling key words
26. 26.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
27. 27.📄 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
28. 28.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) circling key words (c) ignoring instructions (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) watching others write (c) circling key words (d) panicking at a hard Q
30. 30.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.📄 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
32. 32.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
33. 33.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) watching others write (c) starting with a sure one (d) writing without reading
34. 34.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) planning time per part (c) ignoring instructions (d) reading every question
35. 35.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
36. 36.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
37. 37.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) reasons and how
39. 39.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
40. 40.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start

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