Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 888 · 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.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) planning time per part (c) starting with a sure one (d) watching others write
2. 2.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
3. 3.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
4. 4.📄 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
5. 5.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or read the instructions? (a) check your answers (b) read the instructions
6. 6.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
7. 7.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) circling key words (c) planning time per part (d) writing without reading
8. 8.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) skip reading (b) finish early (c) answer what is asked (d) write more pages
10. 10.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
11. 11.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to skip the rest (b) to finish early (c) to bank sure marks (d) to look clever
13. 13.📄 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
14. 14.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) watching others write (c) ignoring instructions (d) noting the marks
17. 17.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) circling key words (c) starting with a sure one (d) writing without reading
19. 19.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) starting with a sure one (c) watching others write (d) writing without reading
20. 20.📄 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
21. 21.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) reading every question (c) moving on when stuck (d) panicking at a hard Q
22. 22.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
23. 23.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) answering extra parts (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) planning time per part
25. 25.📄 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
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.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
28. 28.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) stare at it for ages (c) give up the paper (d) move on, come back
29. 29.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: try the harder ones or read the instructions? (a) try the harder ones (b) read the instructions
30. 30.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
31. 31.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
34. 34.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) ignoring instructions (d) moving on when stuck
36. 36.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or read the instructions? (a) mark the easy questions (b) read the instructions
37. 37.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
40. 40.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer all six (b) skip the section (c) answer two (d) choose only four

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