Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 858 · 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: planning time per part? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
2. 2.📄 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
3. 3.📄 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
4. 4.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
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.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to finish faster (b) to plan your time (c) to look busy (d) to copy answers
7. 7.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
8. 8.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
9. 9.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) reading every question (c) planning time per part (d) noting the marks
11. 11.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) planning time per part (d) ignoring instructions
12. 12.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to skip the rest (b) to bank sure marks (c) to finish early (d) to look clever
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) planning time per part (c) circling key words (d) reading every question
14. 14.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
15. 15.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) ignoring instructions (c) reading every question (d) writing without reading
16. 16.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
17. 17.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔑 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
19. 19.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) moving on when stuck (c) noting the marks (d) panicking at a hard Q
20. 20.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
21. 21.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) answering extra parts (d) noting the marks
22. 22.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or read the whole paper? (a) read the instructions (b) read the whole paper
23. 23.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or try the harder ones? (a) read the whole paper (b) try the harder ones
24. 24.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
25. 25.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) starting with a sure one (c) answering extra parts (d) panicking at a hard Q
26. 26.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or read the instructions? (a) check your answers (b) read the instructions
27. 27.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or check your answers? (a) read the instructions (b) check your answers
28. 28.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) noting the marks (c) ignoring instructions (d) panicking at a hard Q
31. 31.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
33. 33.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
34. 34.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) skip the section (b) answer all six (c) answer two (d) choose only four
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) answering extra parts (c) planning time per part (d) moving on when stuck
36. 36.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
37. 37.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
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.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) reading every question (c) watching others write (d) ignoring instructions

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