Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

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

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