Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 523 · 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: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) noting the marks (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) ignoring instructions
3. 3.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
4. 4.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) stare at it for ages (b) leave the hall (c) give up the paper (d) move on, come back
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) reading every question (d) answering extra parts
6. 6.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or answer known ones first? (a) check your answers (b) answer known ones first
8. 8.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer two (b) choose only four (c) skip the section (d) answer all six
9. 9.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) finish early (b) write more pages (c) answer what is asked (d) skip reading
10. 10.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
11. 11.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
13. 13.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) starting with a sure one (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) ignoring instructions
14. 14.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to bank sure marks (b) to skip the rest (c) to look clever (d) to finish early
15. 15.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
16. 16.📄 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
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) reading every question (c) noting the marks (d) moving on when stuck
18. 18.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) ignoring instructions (c) planning time per part (d) starting with a sure one
20. 20.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) reading every question (c) starting with a sure one (d) ignoring instructions
21. 21.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) reasons and how
22. 22.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
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.📄 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
26. 26.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or check your answers? (a) read the instructions (b) check your answers
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) writing without reading (c) moving on when stuck (d) watching others write
28. 28.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
29. 29.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) stuck on Q1 for ages
30. 30.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: try the harder ones or mark the easy questions? (a) try the harder ones (b) mark the easy questions
31. 31.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.📄 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
33. 33.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
34. 34.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or try the harder ones? (a) read the instructions (b) try the harder ones
35. 35.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or read the instructions? (a) check your answers (b) read the instructions
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) circling key words (c) watching others write (d) ignoring instructions
38. 38.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.📄 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
40. 40.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start

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