Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 62 · 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) ignoring instructions (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) watching others write
2. 2.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) watching others write (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) answering extra parts
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) answering extra parts (c) circling key words (d) moving on when stuck
6. 6.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) answering extra parts (c) ignoring instructions (d) panicking at a hard Q
7. 7.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) stare at it for ages (b) move on, come back (c) give up the paper (d) leave the hall
9. 9.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.📄 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
11. 11.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
12. 12.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) starting with a sure one
13. 13.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) short points
14. 14.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
15. 15.📄 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
16. 16.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
17. 17.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
18. 18.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
20. 20.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
21. 21.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
22. 22.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) answering extra parts (c) noting the marks (d) writing without reading
23. 23.📄 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
24. 24.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
25. 25.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) reading every question (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) starting with a sure one
26. 26.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to bank sure marks (b) to skip the rest (c) to finish early (d) to look clever
27. 27.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer all six (b) choose only four (c) answer two (d) skip the section
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) noting the marks (c) circling key words (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
30. 30.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
31. 31.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
33. 33.📄 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
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) reading every question (c) writing without reading (d) starting with a sure one
35. 35.📄 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
36. 36.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
38. 38.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) watching others write (c) ignoring instructions (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) writing without reading
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) planning time per part (c) moving on when stuck (d) panicking at a hard Q

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