Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 411 · 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.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) noting the marks (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) writing without reading
2. 2.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) writing without reading (c) answering extra parts (d) planning time per part
3. 3.📄 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
4. 4.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to look busy (b) to plan your time (c) to copy answers (d) to finish faster
5. 5.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.📄 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
7. 7.📄 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
8. 8.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) reasons and how
9. 9.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
10. 10.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) writing without reading (c) watching others write (d) circling key words
11. 11.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
12. 12.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
13. 13.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
14. 14.📄 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
15. 15.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or mark the easy questions? (a) check your answers (b) mark the easy questions
16. 16.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
18. 18.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
19. 19.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) noting the marks (c) moving on when stuck (d) panicking at a hard Q
21. 21.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) finish early (b) answer what is asked (c) write more pages (d) skip reading
22. 22.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) reasons and how
23. 23.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) ignoring instructions (c) reading every question (d) watching others write
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) circling key words (d) noting the marks
25. 25.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: answer known ones first or read the instructions? (a) answer known ones first (b) read the instructions
26. 26.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or read the instructions? (a) check your answers (b) read the instructions
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) reading every question (c) writing without reading (d) circling key words
28. 28.📄 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
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) planning time per part (c) reading every question (d) answering extra parts
30. 30.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) give up the paper (b) leave the hall (c) stare at it for ages (d) move on, come back
31. 31.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
32. 32.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔑 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
34. 34.📄 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
35. 35.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
36. 36.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
38. 38.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
39. 39.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or check your answers? (a) read the instructions (b) check your answers
40. 40.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True

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