Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 776 · 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.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) planning time per part (c) answering extra parts (d) starting with a sure one
4. 4.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.📄 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
7. 7.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
9. 9.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) circling key words (c) noting the marks (d) moving on when stuck
10. 10.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to copy answers (b) to finish faster (c) to look busy (d) to plan your time
11. 11.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) give up the paper (b) move on, come back (c) stare at it for ages (d) leave the hall
12. 12.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) starting with a sure one (c) writing without reading (d) panicking at a hard Q
14. 14.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) reasons and how
15. 15.📄 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
16. 16.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or answer known ones first? (a) check your answers (b) answer known ones first
19. 19.📄 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
20. 20.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: try the harder ones or answer known ones first? (a) try the harder ones (b) answer known ones first
22. 22.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer two (b) choose only four (c) skip the section (d) answer all six
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) starting with a sure one (c) writing without reading (d) circling key words
24. 24.📄 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
25. 25.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
26. 26.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
27. 27.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
28. 28.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to finish early (b) to look clever (c) to skip the rest (d) to bank sure marks
29. 29.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
30. 30.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) starting with a sure one (d) panicking at a hard Q
31. 31.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) planning time per part (c) answering extra parts (d) reading every question
33. 33.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or read the instructions? (a) check your answers (b) read the instructions
34. 34.📄 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
35. 35.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
36. 36.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or answer known ones first? (a) read the whole paper (b) answer known ones first
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 smart way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) writing without reading
40. 40.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True

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