Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 171 · 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.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer two (b) answer all six (c) skip the section (d) choose only four
2. 2.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) watching others write (c) planning time per part (d) writing without reading
3. 3.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to look busy (b) to plan your time (c) to finish faster (d) to copy answers
4. 4.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
5. 5.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
6. 6.📄 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
7. 7.📄 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
8. 8.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) reading every question (c) answering extra parts (d) circling key words
10. 10.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) skip reading (b) answer what is asked (c) write more pages (d) finish early
11. 11.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to bank sure marks (b) to look clever (c) to finish early (d) to skip the rest
12. 12.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
13. 13.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
14. 14.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: try the harder ones or read the instructions? (a) try the harder ones (b) read the instructions
15. 15.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
16. 16.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.📄 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
19. 19.📄 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
20. 20.📄 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
21. 21.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) reasons and how
22. 22.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) circling key words (c) planning time per part (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
24. 24.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or check your answers? (a) read the whole paper (b) check your answers
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: circling key words? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) moving on when stuck (d) noting the marks
29. 29.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) answering extra parts (c) circling key words (d) watching others write
30. 30.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
31. 31.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
32. 32.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) reading every question (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) watching others write
34. 34.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) watching others write (c) answering extra parts (d) circling key words
36. 36.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
37. 37.📄 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
38. 38.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) writing without reading (c) watching others write (d) starting with a sure one
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) moving on when stuck (c) noting the marks (d) writing without reading

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