Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 224 · 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.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) noting the marks (d) ignoring instructions
3. 3.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) ignoring instructions (c) moving on when stuck (d) starting with a sure one
4. 4.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to look busy (b) to copy answers (c) to plan your time (d) to finish faster
5. 5.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
7. 7.📄 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
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) planning time per part (c) writing without reading (d) starting with a sure one
9. 9.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
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.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) answering extra parts (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) panicking at a hard Q
12. 12.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) skip the section (b) answer all six (c) answer two (d) choose only four
13. 13.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
14. 14.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
15. 15.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) watching others write (c) starting with a sure one (d) writing without reading
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) moving on when stuck (c) watching others write (d) answering extra parts
18. 18.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
19. 19.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) circling key words (c) planning time per part (d) watching others write
22. 22.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) give up the paper (b) move on, come back (c) leave the hall (d) stare at it for ages
23. 23.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) starting with a sure one (c) noting the marks (d) moving on when stuck
24. 24.📄 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
25. 25.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) planning time per part (c) reading every question (d) moving on when stuck
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) circling key words (d) reading every question
28. 28.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or check your answers? (a) mark the easy questions (b) check your answers
29. 29.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
30. 30.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) noting the marks (c) planning time per part (d) writing without reading
31. 31.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) reading every question (c) noting the marks (d) answering extra parts
34. 34.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.📄 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
36. 36.📄 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
37. 37.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
38. 38.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) planning time per part (c) moving on when stuck (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
40. 40.📄 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

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