Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 469 · 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: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.📄 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
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) ignoring instructions (c) watching others write (d) noting the marks
4. 4.📄 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
5. 5.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
6. 6.📄 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
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) starting with a sure one (c) noting the marks (d) panicking at a hard Q
8. 8.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
9. 9.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) noting the marks (c) writing without reading (d) reading every question
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) moving on when stuck (c) reading every question (d) starting with a sure one
11. 11.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
12. 12.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
13. 13.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
15. 15.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
16. 16.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
17. 17.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) skip reading (b) write more pages (c) finish early (d) answer what is asked
18. 18.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or read the instructions? (a) check your answers (b) read the instructions
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) watching others write (c) reading every question (d) ignoring instructions
20. 20.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) writing without reading (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) starting with a sure one
22. 22.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
23. 23.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
24. 24.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
25. 25.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) circling key words (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) moving on when stuck
26. 26.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.📄 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
28. 28.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer all six (b) choose only four (c) answer two (d) skip the section
33. 33.🔑 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
34. 34.📄 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
35. 35.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
36. 36.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) circling key words (c) reading every question (d) noting the marks
38. 38.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) watching others write (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) writing without reading
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) planning time per part (c) answering extra parts (d) starting with a sure one
40. 40.📄 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

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