Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 959 · 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.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or check your answers? (a) mark the easy questions (b) check your answers
2. 2.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
3. 3.🔑 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
4. 4.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) skip reading (b) finish early (c) write more pages (d) answer what is asked
5. 5.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to plan your time (b) to finish faster (c) to look busy (d) to copy answers
7. 7.📄 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
8. 8.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
9. 9.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer all six (b) skip the section (c) answer two (d) choose only four
10. 10.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
11. 11.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) ignoring instructions (c) circling key words (d) starting with a sure one
13. 13.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or mark the easy questions? (a) read the whole paper (b) mark the easy questions
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) moving on when stuck (c) noting the marks (d) writing without reading
15. 15.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) reasons and how
16. 16.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to skip the rest (b) to look clever (c) to finish early (d) to bank sure marks
17. 17.📄 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
18. 18.📄 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
19. 19.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) planning time per part (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) watching others write
21. 21.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) writing without reading (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) panicking at a hard Q
23. 23.📄 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
24. 24.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) planning time per part (c) circling key words (d) starting with a sure one
26. 26.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) writing without reading (d) reading every question
28. 28.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
29. 29.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) noting the marks (c) watching others write (d) circling key words
31. 31.📄 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
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.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) short points
34. 34.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) writing without reading (c) circling key words (d) moving on when stuck
35. 35.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or answer known ones first? (a) check your answers (b) answer known ones first
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? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) reasons and how
38. 38.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
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.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start

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