Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 363 · 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: try the harder ones or check your answers? (a) try the harder ones (b) check your answers
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) circling key words (c) planning time per part (d) writing without reading
3. 3.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) moving on when stuck (c) ignoring instructions (d) answering extra parts
4. 4.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) reasons and how
5. 5.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
7. 7.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to copy answers (b) to finish faster (c) to plan your time (d) to look busy
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) reading every question (c) watching others write (d) moving on when stuck
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) reading every question (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) starting with a sure one
10. 10.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) answering extra parts (c) circling key words (d) ignoring instructions
11. 11.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) writing without reading (c) ignoring instructions (d) planning time per part
12. 12.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
13. 13.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) answering extra parts (c) noting the marks (d) planning time per part
15. 15.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) noting the marks (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) watching others write
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) ignoring instructions (c) circling key words (d) reading every question
18. 18.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
19. 19.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.📄 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
21. 21.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) move on, come back (b) give up the paper (c) stare at it for ages (d) leave the hall
22. 22.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
23. 23.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.📄 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
26. 26.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) skip reading (b) finish early (c) answer what is asked (d) write more pages
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) planning time per part (c) circling key words (d) panicking at a hard Q
28. 28.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
29. 29.📄 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
30. 30.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
31. 31.📄 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
32. 32.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔑 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
34. 34.📄 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
35. 35.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
36. 36.📄 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
37. 37.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) writing without reading (d) circling key words
39. 39.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or mark the easy questions? (a) read the whole paper (b) mark the easy questions
40. 40.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) starting with a sure one (c) moving on when stuck (d) watching others write

Free exam preparation lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/exam-preparation-tips