Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 150 · 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: noting the marks? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
2. 2.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
3. 3.🔑 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) short points (d) the exact meaning
4. 4.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) noting the marks (c) reading every question (d) circling key words
6. 6.📄 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
7. 7.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) watching others write (d) starting with a sure one
9. 9.📄 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
10. 10.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
11. 11.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
13. 13.📄 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
14. 14.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) starting with a sure one (d) noting the marks
15. 15.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
16. 16.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
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.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
19. 19.📄 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
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) planning time per part (c) noting the marks (d) reading every question
21. 21.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) short points
22. 22.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer two (b) answer all six (c) choose only four (d) skip the section
23. 23.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) starting with a sure one (c) noting the marks (d) ignoring instructions
24. 24.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
26. 26.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
28. 28.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) writing without reading (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) answering extra parts
30. 30.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (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: watching others write? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) writing without reading (d) planning time per part
33. 33.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) starting with a sure one (d) watching others write
34. 34.📄 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
35. 35.📄 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
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.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) answer what is asked (b) finish early (c) write more pages (d) skip reading
38. 38.📄 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
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) moving on when stuck (c) writing without reading (d) watching others write
40. 40.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) writing without reading (c) answering extra parts (d) moving on when stuck

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