Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 907 · 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 smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) watching others write (c) answering extra parts (d) moving on when stuck
2. 2.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
3. 3.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: answer known ones first or read the whole paper? (a) answer known ones first (b) read the whole paper
5. 5.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
7. 7.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) reading every question (c) planning time per part (d) panicking at a hard Q
9. 9.📄 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
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) watching others write (c) reading every question (d) moving on when stuck
11. 11.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) ignoring instructions (c) circling key words (d) noting the marks
12. 12.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.📄 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
14. 14.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) ignoring instructions (d) starting with a sure one
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) watching others write (c) starting with a sure one (d) writing without reading
16. 16.🔑 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
17. 17.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or try the harder ones? (a) read the instructions (b) try the harder ones
18. 18.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) answering extra parts (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) ignoring instructions
19. 19.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) moving on when stuck (c) planning time per part (d) panicking at a hard Q
20. 20.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to plan your time (b) to copy answers (c) to finish faster (d) to look busy
22. 22.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
23. 23.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
24. 24.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to bank sure marks (b) to skip the rest (c) to finish early (d) to look clever
25. 25.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) noting the marks (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) writing without reading
26. 26.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
27. 27.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
28. 28.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
29. 29.📄 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
30. 30.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or read the instructions? (a) read the whole paper (b) read the instructions
31. 31.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
32. 32.📄 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
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) reading every question (c) starting with a sure one (d) answering extra parts
34. 34.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
38. 38.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) answering extra parts (c) watching others write (d) planning time per part
39. 39.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
40. 40.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True

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