Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

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

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