Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 242 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) answering extra parts (c) ignoring instructions (d) watching others write
2. 2.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
3. 3.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to look clever (b) to bank sure marks (c) to finish early (d) to skip the rest
4. 4.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
5. 5.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) move on, come back (b) leave the hall (c) stare at it for ages (d) give up the paper
6. 6.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
7. 7.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer all six (b) skip the section (c) choose only four (d) answer two
8. 8.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) answering extra parts (c) circling key words (d) reading every question
10. 10.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
11. 11.📄 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
12. 12.📄 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
13. 13.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) noting the marks (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
14. 14.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) planning time per part (d) answering extra parts
16. 16.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) moving on when stuck (c) answering extra parts (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
18. 18.📄 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
19. 19.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) reading every question (c) starting with a sure one (d) answering extra parts
20. 20.📄 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
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) reading every question (d) planning time per part
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) circling key words (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) moving on when stuck
23. 23.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) writing without reading (d) reading every question
24. 24.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) circling key words (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) writing without reading
25. 25.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to finish faster (b) to plan your time (c) to look busy (d) to copy answers
26. 26.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or try the harder ones? (a) read the whole paper (b) try the harder ones
28. 28.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) ignoring instructions (c) writing without reading (d) noting the marks
30. 30.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) planning time per part (c) watching others write (d) answering extra parts
31. 31.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) starting with a sure one (c) writing without reading (d) answering extra parts
32. 32.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.📄 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
34. 34.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
35. 35.📄 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
36. 36.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
37. 37.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
38. 38.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) answer what is asked (b) write more pages (c) skip reading (d) finish early
39. 39.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True

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