Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 460 · 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: “List three uses of water.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) starting with a sure one (c) planning time per part (d) circling key words
4. 4.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
5. 5.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) writing without reading (c) noting the marks (d) answering extra parts
6. 6.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) circling key words (c) watching others write (d) moving on when stuck
8. 8.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
9. 9.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or check your answers? (a) mark the easy questions (b) check your answers
10. 10.📄 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
11. 11.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
12. 12.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
13. 13.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) skip reading (b) finish early (c) write more pages (d) answer what is asked
14. 14.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) watching others write (c) answering extra parts (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
15. 15.📄 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
16. 16.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
17. 17.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
18. 18.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) starting with a sure one (c) reading every question (d) writing without reading
20. 20.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) choose only four (b) skip the section (c) answer all six (d) answer two
21. 21.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.📄 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
23. 23.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) reading every question (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) panicking at a hard Q
25. 25.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) give up the paper (b) stare at it for ages (c) move on, come back (d) leave the hall
26. 26.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
27. 27.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or check your answers? (a) read the instructions (b) check your answers
28. 28.📄 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
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) circling key words (c) moving on when stuck (d) writing without reading
30. 30.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
31. 31.📄 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
32. 32.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
33. 33.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) starting with a sure one
35. 35.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
36. 36.📄 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
37. 37.📄 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
38. 38.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) ignoring instructions (c) noting the marks (d) writing without reading
40. 40.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True

Free exam preparation lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/exam-preparation-tips