Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 591 · 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 poor way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) ignoring instructions (c) noting the marks (d) reading every question
2. 2.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
3. 3.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
4. 4.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
5. 5.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
7. 7.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
9. 9.📄 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
10. 10.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) write more pages (b) answer what is asked (c) finish early (d) skip reading
12. 12.🔑 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) reasons and how (d) short points
13. 13.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to skip the rest (b) to bank sure marks (c) to look clever (d) to finish early
14. 14.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) writing without reading (c) planning time per part (d) panicking at a hard Q
15. 15.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
17. 17.📄 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
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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) noting the marks (c) answering extra parts (d) panicking at a hard Q
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) planning time per part (c) reading every question (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
21. 21.📄 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
22. 22.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
24. 24.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
25. 25.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) moving on when stuck (c) reading every question (d) noting the marks
27. 27.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) ignoring instructions (c) answering extra parts (d) reading every question
29. 29.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) answering extra parts (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) ignoring instructions
30. 30.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) moving on when stuck (c) planning time per part (d) reading every question
32. 32.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) short points
34. 34.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
35. 35.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) watching others write (c) answering extra parts (d) noting the marks
36. 36.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) answering extra parts (c) writing without reading (d) starting with a sure one
37. 37.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer two (b) answer all six (c) skip the section (d) choose only four
38. 38.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
39. 39.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
40. 40.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) moving on when stuck (c) circling key words (d) answering extra parts

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