Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 166 · 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: try the harder ones or mark the easy questions? (a) try the harder ones (b) mark the easy questions
2. 2.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
4. 4.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: answer known ones first or mark the easy questions? (a) answer known ones first (b) mark the easy questions
5. 5.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) planning time per part (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) ignoring instructions
6. 6.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
7. 7.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.📄 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
9. 9.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.📄 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
11. 11.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) noting the marks (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) ignoring instructions
13. 13.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
14. 14.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) answering extra parts (c) ignoring instructions (d) circling key words
15. 15.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) planning time per part (c) reading every question (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
17. 17.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
18. 18.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) give up the paper (b) leave the hall (c) move on, come back (d) stare at it for ages
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.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
21. 21.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
22. 22.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to bank sure marks (b) to look clever (c) to skip the rest (d) to finish early
23. 23.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
25. 25.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: try the harder ones or read the whole paper? (a) try the harder ones (b) read the whole paper
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) answering extra parts (d) circling key words
27. 27.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) circling key words (c) reading every question (d) planning time per part
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) noting the marks (c) moving on when stuck (d) reading every question
29. 29.📄 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
30. 30.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) starting with a sure one (c) moving on when stuck (d) circling key words
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) circling key words (c) reading every question (d) ignoring instructions
32. 32.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
33. 33.📄 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
34. 34.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
35. 35.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
36. 36.📄 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
37. 37.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
39. 39.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.📄 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

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