Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

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

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