Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 558 · 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.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
2. 2.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) noting the marks (c) watching others write (d) answering extra parts
3. 3.📄 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
4. 4.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.📄 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
6. 6.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) planning time per part (c) circling key words (d) writing without reading
7. 7.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
9. 9.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) answering extra parts (c) reading every question (d) circling key words
10. 10.📄 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
11. 11.🔑 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
12. 12.📄 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
13. 13.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) watching others write (c) noting the marks (d) circling key words
14. 14.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
15. 15.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to look busy (b) to finish faster (c) to copy answers (d) to plan your time
17. 17.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) moving on when stuck (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) panicking at a hard Q
18. 18.📄 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
19. 19.📄 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
20. 20.📄 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
21. 21.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) planning time per part (c) writing without reading (d) panicking at a hard Q
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) reading every question (c) circling key words (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
23. 23.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
24. 24.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) starting with a sure one (c) moving on when stuck (d) circling key words
26. 26.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or answer known ones first? (a) read the instructions (b) answer known ones first
27. 27.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) writing without reading (c) noting the marks (d) starting with a sure one
29. 29.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
30. 30.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
31. 31.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or answer known ones first? (a) read the whole paper (b) answer known ones first
32. 32.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
33. 33.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
34. 34.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) reading every question (c) ignoring instructions (d) answering extra parts
37. 37.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or read the instructions? (a) read the whole paper (b) read the instructions
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) watching others write (c) planning time per part (d) noting the marks
40. 40.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how

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