Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 409 · 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 mark the easy questions? (a) try the harder ones (b) mark the easy questions
2. 2.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
3. 3.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) move on, come back (b) stare at it for ages (c) give up the paper (d) leave the hall
4. 4.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
5. 5.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) circling key words (c) writing without reading (d) starting with a sure one
6. 6.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) reasons and how
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.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) skip the section (b) answer all six (c) answer two (d) choose only four
9. 9.🔑 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
10. 10.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
11. 11.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
12. 12.🔑 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
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) answering extra parts (c) writing without reading (d) circling key words
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) moving on when stuck (c) starting with a sure one (d) panicking at a hard Q
15. 15.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to finish early (b) to bank sure marks (c) to skip the rest (d) to look clever
16. 16.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
17. 17.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) starting with a sure one (c) ignoring instructions (d) reading every question
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) writing without reading (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) circling key words (c) reading every question (d) noting the marks
20. 20.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
21. 21.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) finish early (b) write more pages (c) skip reading (d) answer what is asked
22. 22.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) reading every question (c) noting the marks (d) watching others write
24. 24.📄 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
25. 25.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) reading every question (d) writing without reading
26. 26.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) reading every question (c) circling key words (d) noting the marks
27. 27.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
28. 28.📄 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
29. 29.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) writing without reading (c) noting the marks (d) moving on when stuck
31. 31.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.📄 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
35. 35.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
36. 36.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) circling key words (c) watching others write (d) reading every question
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) reading every question (c) writing without reading (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.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) writing without reading
40. 40.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or try the harder ones? (a) read the whole paper (b) try the harder ones

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