Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 965 · 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.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
3. 3.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) ignoring instructions (c) reading every question (d) writing without reading
5. 5.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
6. 6.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) reading every question (c) noting the marks (d) watching others write
8. 8.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or answer known ones first? (a) read the whole paper (b) answer known ones first
9. 9.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
10. 10.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) move on, come back (c) give up the paper (d) stare at it for ages
11. 11.📄 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
12. 12.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) circling key words (d) moving on when stuck
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) ignoring instructions (c) starting with a sure one (d) panicking at a hard Q
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) starting with a sure one (c) answering extra parts (d) moving on when stuck
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.📄 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
18. 18.📄 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
19. 19.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) planning time per part (c) answering extra parts (d) writing without reading
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) planning time per part (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) ignoring instructions
22. 22.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) watching others write (c) writing without reading (d) ignoring instructions
23. 23.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) reasons and how
24. 24.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
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.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer all six (b) skip the section (c) choose only four (d) answer two
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) circling key words (c) writing without reading (d) starting with a sure one
28. 28.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) reading every question (c) writing without reading (d) starting with a sure one
29. 29.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
30. 30.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to finish early (b) to skip the rest (c) to look clever (d) to bank sure marks
31. 31.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) planning time per part (d) noting the marks
33. 33.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or check your answers? (a) read the instructions (b) check your answers
34. 34.📄 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
35. 35.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) writing without reading (c) moving on when stuck (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
36. 36.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or mark the easy questions? (a) check your answers (b) mark the easy questions
37. 37.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
38. 38.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
39. 39.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True

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