Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 520 · 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.📄 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
2. 2.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) ignoring instructions (c) planning time per part (d) moving on when stuck
4. 4.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) stare at it for ages (b) move on, come back (c) leave the hall (d) give up the paper
6. 6.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) noting the marks (c) moving on when stuck (d) circling key words
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) circling key words (c) reading every question (d) noting the marks
9. 9.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
10. 10.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
11. 11.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) writing without reading (c) planning time per part (d) watching others write
12. 12.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: answer known ones first or mark the easy questions? (a) answer known ones first (b) mark the easy questions
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) planning time per part (c) ignoring instructions (d) answering extra parts
14. 14.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
16. 16.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
17. 17.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) ignoring instructions (c) answering extra parts (d) panicking at a hard Q
21. 21.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
22. 22.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
23. 23.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer two (b) choose only four (c) skip the section (d) answer all six
24. 24.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
25. 25.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
27. 27.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) starting with a sure one (c) noting the marks (d) circling key words
28. 28.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to finish faster (b) to copy answers (c) to look busy (d) to plan your time
29. 29.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: try the harder ones or read the instructions? (a) try the harder ones (b) read the instructions
30. 30.📄 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
31. 31.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) reading every question (c) ignoring instructions (d) answering extra parts
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) ignoring instructions (d) noting the marks
33. 33.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
34. 34.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) watching others write (c) reading every question (d) planning time per part
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) reading every question (c) starting with a sure one (d) noting the marks
37. 37.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
39. 39.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) write more pages (b) skip reading (c) finish early (d) answer what is asked
40. 40.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) circling key words (d) watching others write

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