Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 863 · 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.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.📄 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
4. 4.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
5. 5.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) reading every question (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) ignoring instructions
6. 6.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.📄 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
8. 8.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or read the instructions? (a) check your answers (b) read the instructions
9. 9.📄 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
10. 10.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: answer known ones first or read the instructions? (a) answer known ones first (b) read the instructions
11. 11.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) stare at it for ages (b) move on, come back (c) leave the hall (d) give up the paper
12. 12.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) reading every question (c) planning time per part (d) ignoring instructions
14. 14.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) circling key words (c) answering extra parts (d) watching others write
15. 15.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) watching others write (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) starting with a sure one
16. 16.🔍 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
17. 17.📄 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
18. 18.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
19. 19.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) reasons and how
20. 20.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) ignoring instructions (c) answering extra parts (d) watching others write
22. 22.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer two (b) answer all six (c) skip the section (d) choose only four
23. 23.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to finish faster (b) to copy answers (c) to look busy (d) to plan your time
24. 24.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) noting the marks (c) writing without reading (d) watching others write
25. 25.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
26. 26.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
27. 27.🔑 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
28. 28.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
29. 29.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or mark the easy questions? (a) read the instructions (b) mark the easy questions
30. 30.📄 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
31. 31.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
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: writing without reading? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
34. 34.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
35. 35.📄 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
36. 36.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) watching others write (c) circling key words (d) noting the marks
38. 38.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) noting the marks (c) answering extra parts (d) reading every question
39. 39.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) answering extra parts (d) writing without reading

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