Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 748 · 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.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) ignoring instructions (c) starting with a sure one (d) answering extra parts
2. 2.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) reading every question (c) watching others write (d) circling key words
3. 3.📄 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
4. 4.📄 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
5. 5.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
6. 6.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) circling key words (c) answering extra parts (d) planning time per part
7. 7.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) skip reading (b) write more pages (c) finish early (d) answer what is asked
8. 8.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) noting the marks (c) circling key words (d) ignoring instructions
10. 10.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) answering extra parts (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) ignoring instructions
11. 11.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) watching others write (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) circling key words
12. 12.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
13. 13.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
15. 15.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
16. 16.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer all six (b) answer two (c) choose only four (d) skip the section
19. 19.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) give up the paper (b) leave the hall (c) move on, come back (d) stare at it for ages
20. 20.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
21. 21.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to look busy (b) to plan your time (c) to copy answers (d) to finish faster
22. 22.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
23. 23.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) reading every question (c) starting with a sure one (d) writing without reading
24. 24.📄 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
25. 25.📄 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
26. 26.📄 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
27. 27.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.📄 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
29. 29.📄 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
30. 30.📄 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
31. 31.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) reasons and how
33. 33.📄 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
34. 34.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) watching others write (d) writing without reading
36. 36.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
37. 37.📄 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
38. 38.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
39. 39.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
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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