Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 203 · 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: check your answers or read the instructions? (a) check your answers (b) read the instructions
2. 2.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
3. 3.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) starting with a sure one (c) watching others write (d) circling key words
4. 4.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
5. 5.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
6. 6.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
7. 7.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer two (b) skip the section (c) choose only four (d) answer all six
8. 8.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) give up the paper (b) leave the hall (c) stare at it for ages (d) move on, come back
9. 9.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) moving on when stuck (c) planning time per part (d) noting the marks
10. 10.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) writing without reading (d) starting with a sure one
12. 12.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
13. 13.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
14. 14.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.📄 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
17. 17.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
18. 18.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) reading every question (c) watching others write (d) ignoring instructions
19. 19.📄 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
20. 20.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to skip the rest (b) to bank sure marks (c) to finish early (d) to look clever
21. 21.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) writing without reading (c) answering extra parts (d) noting the marks
23. 23.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) writing without reading (c) noting the marks (d) planning time per part
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) planning time per part (c) ignoring instructions (d) reading every question
26. 26.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) short points
27. 27.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to copy answers (b) to finish faster (c) to look busy (d) to plan your time
28. 28.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or read the whole paper? (a) check your answers (b) read the whole paper
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) planning time per part (c) circling key words (d) watching others write
30. 30.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
31. 31.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or read the instructions? (a) mark the easy questions (b) read the instructions
32. 32.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) reading every question (d) watching others write
34. 34.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) starting with a sure one (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) circling key words
36. 36.📄 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
37. 37.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) answering extra parts (c) watching others write (d) circling key words
39. 39.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) noting the marks
40. 40.📄 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

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