Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 903 · 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) planning time per part (b) noting the marks (c) reading every question (d) ignoring instructions
2. 2.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) finish early (b) skip reading (c) answer what is asked (d) write more pages
3. 3.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to copy answers (b) to plan your time (c) to look busy (d) to finish faster
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) planning time per part (c) moving on when stuck (d) ignoring instructions
5. 5.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) planning time per part (c) reading every question (d) writing without reading
8. 8.📄 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
9. 9.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
10. 10.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) writing without reading (d) panicking at a hard Q
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) writing without reading (c) ignoring instructions (d) watching others write
12. 12.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) answering extra parts (d) reading every question
13. 13.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) reasons and how
14. 14.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) circling key words (c) starting with a sure one (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
15. 15.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) choose only four (b) answer all six (c) skip the section (d) answer two
16. 16.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
17. 17.🔑 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
18. 18.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
19. 19.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: try the harder ones or read the whole paper? (a) try the harder ones (b) read the whole paper
20. 20.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
21. 21.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
22. 22.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
23. 23.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
24. 24.📄 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
25. 25.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
26. 26.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
27. 27.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
28. 28.📄 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
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) ignoring instructions (d) circling key words
30. 30.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) give up the paper (b) move on, come back (c) leave the hall (d) stare at it for ages
31. 31.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
32. 32.📄 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
33. 33.📄 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
34. 34.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
37. 37.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) short points
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) watching others write (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) answering extra parts
39. 39.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False

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