Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 344 · 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.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
2. 2.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.📄 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
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) answering extra parts (d) watching others write
5. 5.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to skip the rest (b) to look clever (c) to bank sure marks (d) to finish early
6. 6.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.📄 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
8. 8.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
9. 9.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
10. 10.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.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
12. 12.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
13. 13.📄 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
14. 14.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
15. 15.📄 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
16. 16.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
17. 17.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) reading every question (c) answering extra parts (d) writing without reading
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) noting the marks (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) circling key words
19. 19.📄 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
20. 20.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
21. 21.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) skip reading (b) write more pages (c) finish early (d) answer what is asked
22. 22.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) reading every question (c) watching others write (d) noting the marks
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) ignoring instructions (c) writing without reading (d) answering extra parts
24. 24.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.📄 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
26. 26.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
27. 27.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
28. 28.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
29. 29.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or answer known ones first? (a) check your answers (b) answer known ones first
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.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
33. 33.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or answer known ones first? (a) mark the easy questions (b) answer known ones first
34. 34.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
37. 37.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) answering extra parts (c) starting with a sure one (d) watching others write
38. 38.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
39. 39.🔑 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
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) writing without reading (c) noting the marks (d) circling key words

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