Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 849 · 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: writing without reading? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
2. 2.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) ignoring instructions (c) reading every question (d) answering extra parts
3. 3.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) skip the section (b) answer all six (c) choose only four (d) answer two
4. 4.📄 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
5. 5.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) starting with a sure one (c) reading every question (d) panicking at a hard Q
10. 10.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) writing without reading (c) noting the marks (d) watching others write
11. 11.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) noting the marks (d) watching others write
13. 13.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or check your answers? (a) read the whole paper (b) check your answers
14. 14.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
15. 15.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
16. 16.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: answer known ones first or read the whole paper? (a) answer known ones first (b) read the whole paper
17. 17.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) answering extra parts (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) circling key words
20. 20.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or try the harder ones? (a) read the instructions (b) try the harder ones
21. 21.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) writing without reading (c) starting with a sure one (d) reading every question
23. 23.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
24. 24.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) give up the paper (c) move on, come back (d) stare at it for ages
25. 25.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.📄 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
27. 27.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) moving on when stuck (c) answering extra parts (d) watching others write
28. 28.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to look clever (b) to finish early (c) to skip the rest (d) to bank sure marks
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) circling key words (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) noting the marks
30. 30.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
31. 31.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
32. 32.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
33. 33.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
34. 34.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
35. 35.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) circling key words (c) reading every question (d) answering extra parts
37. 37.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to plan your time (b) to copy answers (c) to finish faster (d) to look busy
39. 39.📄 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
40. 40.📄 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

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