Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 598 · 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: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
2. 2.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) circling key words
3. 3.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
4. 4.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to look clever (b) to skip the rest (c) to bank sure marks (d) to finish early
5. 5.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or read the instructions? (a) check your answers (b) read the instructions
6. 6.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or mark the easy questions? (a) check your answers (b) mark the easy questions
7. 7.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.📄 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
9. 9.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
10. 10.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) noting the marks (d) ignoring instructions
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) starting with a sure one (c) planning time per part (d) circling key words
12. 12.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) reasons and how
13. 13.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) reading every question (c) moving on when stuck (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
15. 15.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) reading every question (c) moving on when stuck (d) ignoring instructions
16. 16.📄 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
17. 17.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) noting the marks (c) moving on when stuck (d) circling key words
19. 19.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to look busy (b) to plan your time (c) to finish faster (d) to copy answers
20. 20.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) moving on when stuck (c) starting with a sure one (d) planning time per part
22. 22.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
23. 23.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) skip the section (b) choose only four (c) answer all six (d) answer two
27. 27.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
28. 28.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or answer known ones first? (a) mark the easy questions (b) answer known ones first
29. 29.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) watching others write (c) starting with a sure one (d) writing without reading
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) reading every question (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
31. 31.📄 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
32. 32.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: answer known ones first or check your answers? (a) answer known ones first (b) check your answers
34. 34.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
35. 35.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) write more pages (b) skip reading (c) finish early (d) answer what is asked
38. 38.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
39. 39.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
40. 40.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) writing without reading (c) noting the marks (d) moving on when stuck

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