Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 708 · 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: answering extra parts? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
2. 2.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
3. 3.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to look clever (b) to bank sure marks (c) to finish early (d) to skip the rest
4. 4.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to plan your time (b) to look busy (c) to copy answers (d) to finish faster
5. 5.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) writing without reading (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) circling key words
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) moving on when stuck (d) ignoring instructions
8. 8.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
9. 9.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) writing without reading (d) ignoring instructions
11. 11.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
12. 12.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
13. 13.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
14. 14.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or mark the easy questions? (a) read the whole paper (b) mark the easy questions
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) reading every question (c) circling key words (d) panicking at a hard Q
17. 17.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
18. 18.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) circling key words (c) ignoring instructions (d) moving on when stuck
19. 19.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) write more pages (b) finish early (c) skip reading (d) answer what is asked
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) moving on when stuck (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) reading every question
22. 22.📄 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
23. 23.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) starting with a sure one (c) planning time per part (d) watching others write
26. 26.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: answer known ones first or try the harder ones? (a) answer known ones first (b) try the harder ones
27. 27.📄 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
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) writing without reading (c) watching others write (d) starting with a sure one
29. 29.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) ignoring instructions (c) circling key words (d) watching others write
30. 30.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
32. 32.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) writing without reading (c) reading every question (d) panicking at a hard Q
33. 33.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) move on, come back (c) stare at it for ages (d) give up the paper
34. 34.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
35. 35.📄 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
36. 36.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) watching others write (c) noting the marks (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
38. 38.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or read the whole paper? (a) mark the easy questions (b) read the whole paper
39. 39.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) noting the marks (c) writing without reading (d) starting with a sure one
40. 40.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False

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