Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 788 · 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.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
3. 3.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.📄 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
5. 5.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to look busy (b) to finish faster (c) to copy answers (d) to plan your time
7. 7.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.📄 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
9. 9.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
10. 10.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
11. 11.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) circling key words (c) planning time per part (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
12. 12.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) noting the marks (c) ignoring instructions (d) writing without reading
13. 13.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer two (b) choose only four (c) skip the section (d) answer all six
14. 14.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
15. 15.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) planning time per part (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
17. 17.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.📄 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
20. 20.📄 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
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) writing without reading (c) answering extra parts (d) panicking at a hard Q
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) moving on when stuck (c) noting the marks (d) circling key words
23. 23.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or mark the easy questions? (a) read the instructions (b) mark the easy questions
24. 24.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) short points
25. 25.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) write more pages (b) skip reading (c) finish early (d) answer what is asked
26. 26.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) planning time per part (c) ignoring instructions (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
28. 28.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) move on, come back (b) leave the hall (c) give up the paper (d) stare at it for ages
29. 29.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
30. 30.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
32. 32.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
33. 33.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
34. 34.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
35. 35.🔑 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
36. 36.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or read the instructions? (a) check your answers (b) read the instructions
37. 37.📄 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
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) reading every question (c) noting the marks (d) starting with a sure one
39. 39.📄 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
40. 40.📄 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

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