Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 92 · 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) reading every question (b) writing without reading (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) watching others write
2. 2.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to finish early (b) to bank sure marks (c) to skip the rest (d) to look clever
3. 3.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to copy answers (b) to look busy (c) to finish faster (d) to plan your time
4. 4.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or answer known ones first? (a) mark the easy questions (b) answer known ones first
5. 5.📄 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
6. 6.📄 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
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 try the harder ones? (a) check your answers (b) try the harder ones
9. 9.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) finish early (b) write more pages (c) answer what is asked (d) skip reading
11. 11.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
12. 12.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) give up the paper (b) leave the hall (c) stare at it for ages (d) move on, come back
13. 13.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) reading every question (c) planning time per part (d) writing without reading
15. 15.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔑 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
17. 17.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
18. 18.📄 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
19. 19.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) moving on when stuck (c) watching others write (d) starting with a sure one
22. 22.📄 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
23. 23.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) watching others write
24. 24.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) moving on when stuck (c) starting with a sure one (d) answering extra parts
26. 26.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) reading every question (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) noting the marks
27. 27.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) planning time per part (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
28. 28.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
29. 29.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
30. 30.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
31. 31.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
32. 32.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) short points
33. 33.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) moving on when stuck (c) planning time per part (d) circling key words
35. 35.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) watching others write (c) starting with a sure one (d) answering extra parts
36. 36.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) watching others write (c) writing without reading (d) starting with a sure one
38. 38.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
39. 39.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True

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