Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 425 · 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) moving on when stuck (b) noting the marks (c) answering extra parts (d) circling key words
2. 2.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or try the harder ones? (a) mark the easy questions (b) try the harder ones
4. 4.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) noting the marks (c) answering extra parts (d) panicking at a hard Q
5. 5.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) writing without reading (c) ignoring instructions (d) starting with a sure one
6. 6.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔑 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
8. 8.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) noting the marks (c) reading every question (d) ignoring instructions
9. 9.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) short points
10. 10.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to look busy (b) to copy answers (c) to plan your time (d) to finish faster
11. 11.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
13. 13.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) short points
14. 14.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
15. 15.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
19. 19.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) reading every question (c) writing without reading (d) ignoring instructions
20. 20.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
21. 21.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) moving on when stuck (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
23. 23.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or mark the easy questions? (a) read the whole paper (b) mark the easy questions
25. 25.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
26. 26.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) planning time per part (c) writing without reading (d) reading every question
27. 27.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.📄 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
29. 29.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to skip the rest (b) to finish early (c) to look clever (d) to bank sure marks
30. 30.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) stare at it for ages (b) give up the paper (c) leave the hall (d) move on, come back
31. 31.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
32. 32.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) short points
33. 33.📄 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
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) answering extra parts (c) writing without reading (d) reading every question
35. 35.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) noting the marks (c) reading every question (d) starting with a sure one
36. 36.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) reasons and how
37. 37.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
38. 38.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) watching others write (c) writing without reading (d) circling key words
39. 39.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) write more pages (b) skip reading (c) answer what is asked (d) finish early
40. 40.📄 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

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