Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 797 · 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: reading every question? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
2. 2.📄 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
3. 3.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) write more pages (b) finish early (c) answer what is asked (d) skip reading
4. 4.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) writing without reading (d) moving on when stuck
6. 6.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) moving on when stuck (c) answering extra parts (d) noting the marks
8. 8.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) noting the marks (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
9. 9.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) planning time per part (c) starting with a sure one (d) writing without reading
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) planning time per part (c) ignoring instructions (d) panicking at a hard Q
12. 12.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
14. 14.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
15. 15.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
16. 16.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) writing without reading (d) watching others write
17. 17.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) starting with a sure one (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) watching others write
18. 18.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to finish faster (b) to plan your time (c) to copy answers (d) to look busy
19. 19.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
20. 20.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
21. 21.📄 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
22. 22.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
23. 23.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
24. 24.📄 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
25. 25.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) ignoring instructions (c) answering extra parts (d) writing without reading
26. 26.🔑 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
27. 27.📄 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
28. 28.📄 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
29. 29.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) reading every question (c) ignoring instructions (d) starting with a sure one
32. 32.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) reading every question (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) writing without reading (c) answering extra parts (d) moving on when stuck
35. 35.🔑 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
36. 36.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) skip the section (b) answer all six (c) choose only four (d) answer two
37. 37.📄 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
38. 38.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to look clever (b) to skip the rest (c) to bank sure marks (d) to finish early
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) reading every question (d) circling key words
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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