Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 816 · 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: answer known ones first or mark the easy questions? (a) answer known ones first (b) mark the easy questions
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) writing without reading (c) moving on when stuck (d) reading every question
3. 3.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to finish faster (b) to look busy (c) to copy answers (d) to plan your time
4. 4.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
6. 6.📄 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
7. 7.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) noting the marks (c) moving on when stuck (d) answering extra parts
10. 10.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) stare at it for ages (b) move on, come back (c) give up the paper (d) leave the hall
11. 11.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) moving on when stuck (c) watching others write (d) planning time per part
13. 13.📄 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
14. 14.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or mark the easy questions? (a) check your answers (b) mark the easy questions
16. 16.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to finish early (b) to skip the rest (c) to bank sure marks (d) to look clever
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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) answering extra parts (c) planning time per part (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
19. 19.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
20. 20.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) choose only four (b) skip the section (c) answer all six (d) answer two
21. 21.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
22. 22.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) circling key words (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) reading every question
23. 23.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) watching others write (c) ignoring instructions (d) starting with a sure one
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) circling key words (c) writing without reading (d) panicking at a hard Q
25. 25.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
26. 26.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
28. 28.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) ignoring instructions (c) answering extra parts (d) noting the marks
29. 29.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
30. 30.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or mark the easy questions? (a) read the whole paper (b) mark the easy questions
31. 31.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
32. 32.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
33. 33.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
34. 34.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) writing without reading (c) reading every question (d) moving on when stuck
35. 35.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) short points
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) circling key words (c) noting the marks (d) ignoring instructions
37. 37.📄 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
38. 38.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) reading every question
39. 39.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
40. 40.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match

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