Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 421 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) reading every question (c) writing without reading (d) noting the marks
2. 2.📄 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
3. 3.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
6. 6.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) watching others write (c) planning time per part (d) starting with a sure one
8. 8.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) circling key words (c) reading every question (d) watching others write
9. 9.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or read the instructions? (a) check your answers (b) read the instructions
10. 10.📄 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
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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) reading every question (c) starting with a sure one (d) panicking at a hard Q
13. 13.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) skip the section (b) answer all six (c) answer two (d) choose only four
14. 14.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
15. 15.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) skip reading (b) finish early (c) answer what is asked (d) write more pages
16. 16.📄 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
17. 17.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) writing without reading (c) moving on when stuck (d) ignoring instructions
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) planning time per part (c) moving on when stuck (d) circling key words
19. 19.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
20. 20.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
21. 21.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
22. 22.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to look clever (b) to bank sure marks (c) to finish early (d) to skip the rest
23. 23.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
24. 24.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
25. 25.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
27. 27.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
28. 28.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
29. 29.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) reading every question
30. 30.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) planning time per part (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) watching others write
31. 31.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
32. 32.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
33. 33.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) reasons and how
35. 35.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
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) writing without reading (c) reading every question (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
37. 37.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
38. 38.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) starting with a sure one (c) noting the marks (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
39. 39.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) reasons and how
40. 40.📄 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

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