Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

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

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