Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 56 · 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.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) answering extra parts (d) watching others write
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) moving on when stuck (c) writing without reading (d) noting the marks
3. 3.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
4. 4.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or check your answers? (a) read the whole paper (b) check your answers
5. 5.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.📄 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
8. 8.📄 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
9. 9.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
10. 10.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to skip the rest (b) to finish early (c) to bank sure marks (d) to look clever
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) reading every question (d) circling key words
12. 12.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) watching others write (c) writing without reading (d) circling key words
14. 14.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
15. 15.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
16. 16.📄 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
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) moving on when stuck (c) ignoring instructions (d) starting with a sure one
18. 18.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
19. 19.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to plan your time (b) to copy answers (c) to finish faster (d) to look busy
20. 20.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.📄 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
22. 22.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
23. 23.📄 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
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) reading every question (d) answering extra parts
25. 25.📄 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
26. 26.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer two (b) answer all six (c) skip the section (d) choose only four
27. 27.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) planning time per part (c) starting with a sure one (d) panicking at a hard Q
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) circling key words
32. 32.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or mark the easy questions? (a) read the instructions (b) mark the easy questions
34. 34.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) reasons and how
35. 35.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) reasons and how
36. 36.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) planning time per part (c) noting the marks (d) watching others write
38. 38.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
39. 39.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) answering extra parts (c) moving on when stuck (d) watching others write
40. 40.📄 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

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