Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

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

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