Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 172 · 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.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to look clever (b) to skip the rest (c) to bank sure marks (d) to finish early
2. 2.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
3. 3.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) reading every question (d) circling key words
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) moving on when stuck (c) reading every question (d) noting the marks
6. 6.📄 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
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) moving on when stuck (d) starting with a sure one
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) writing without reading (c) noting the marks (d) circling key words
9. 9.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
10. 10.📄 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
11. 11.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
12. 12.📄 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
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) starting with a sure one (d) panicking at a hard Q
14. 14.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) finish early (b) answer what is asked (c) write more pages (d) skip reading
15. 15.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔑 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
17. 17.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
19. 19.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
20. 20.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) watching others write (d) panicking at a hard Q
21. 21.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
22. 22.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) reasons and how
23. 23.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or check your answers? (a) read the instructions (b) check your answers
24. 24.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
25. 25.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) planning time per part (c) circling key words (d) watching others write
26. 26.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) noting the marks (c) starting with a sure one (d) answering extra parts
28. 28.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
29. 29.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
30. 30.📄 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
31. 31.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) ignoring instructions (c) circling key words (d) writing without reading
32. 32.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) answering extra parts (c) circling key words (d) moving on when stuck
33. 33.📄 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
34. 34.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) watching others write (c) reading every question (d) writing without reading
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) ignoring instructions (c) writing without reading (d) planning time per part
37. 37.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
38. 38.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or read the whole paper? (a) mark the easy questions (b) read the whole paper
39. 39.📄 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
40. 40.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start

Free exam preparation lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/exam-preparation-tips