Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 371 · 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: starting with a sure one? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
2. 2.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to finish early (b) to look clever (c) to skip the rest (d) to bank sure marks
3. 3.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) moving on when stuck (c) circling key words (d) ignoring instructions
5. 5.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
6. 6.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) starting with a sure one (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) writing without reading
7. 7.📄 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
8. 8.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
9. 9.📄 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
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) answering extra parts (c) watching others write (d) noting the marks
11. 11.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
12. 12.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
13. 13.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) planning time per part (c) noting the marks (d) writing without reading
15. 15.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) write more pages (b) finish early (c) answer what is asked (d) skip reading
16. 16.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
17. 17.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) answering extra parts (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) noting the marks
20. 20.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) starting with a sure one (c) noting the marks (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
21. 21.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) circling key words (c) planning time per part (d) reading every question
23. 23.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
24. 24.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
25. 25.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) stare at it for ages (b) leave the hall (c) give up the paper (d) move on, come back
28. 28.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) planning time per part (d) starting with a sure one
30. 30.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) circling key words (c) noting the marks (d) starting with a sure one
31. 31.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.📄 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
33. 33.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or mark the easy questions? (a) read the instructions (b) mark the easy questions
35. 35.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
36. 36.📄 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
37. 37.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) planning time per part (c) watching others write (d) reading every question
39. 39.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
40. 40.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how

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