Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 891 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) planning time per part (c) circling key words (d) moving on when stuck
2. 2.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
5. 5.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
9. 9.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to plan your time (b) to look busy (c) to copy answers (d) to finish faster
10. 10.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) finish early (b) answer what is asked (c) skip reading (d) write more pages
11. 11.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
13. 13.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) circling key words (c) watching others write (d) noting the marks
15. 15.📄 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
16. 16.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: answer known ones first or check your answers? (a) answer known ones first (b) check your answers
17. 17.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) circling key words (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) answering extra parts
18. 18.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
19. 19.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) reading every question (c) noting the marks (d) answering extra parts
20. 20.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer all six (b) answer two (c) choose only four (d) skip the section
21. 21.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
22. 22.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) short points
23. 23.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
24. 24.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) ignoring instructions (d) noting the marks
25. 25.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
26. 26.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
27. 27.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) reading every question (c) watching others write (d) ignoring instructions
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) circling key words (c) watching others write (d) planning time per part
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) moving on when stuck (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) circling key words
30. 30.📄 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
31. 31.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or try the harder ones? (a) mark the easy questions (b) try the harder ones
32. 32.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) ignoring instructions (c) answering extra parts (d) circling key words
34. 34.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) ignoring instructions (d) noting the marks
36. 36.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.📄 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
38. 38.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) give up the paper (b) leave the hall (c) move on, come back (d) stare at it for ages
39. 39.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True

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