Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 651 · 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 poor way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) ignoring instructions (c) reading every question (d) planning time per part
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) circling key words (d) planning time per part
4. 4.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) circling key words (c) reading every question (d) starting with a sure one
5. 5.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) writing without reading (c) moving on when stuck (d) answering extra parts
7. 7.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) write more pages (b) finish early (c) skip reading (d) answer what is asked
9. 9.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to plan your time (b) to finish faster (c) to look busy (d) to copy answers
11. 11.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) reading every question
13. 13.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) noting the marks (c) starting with a sure one (d) writing without reading
15. 15.📄 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
16. 16.🔑 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
17. 17.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) starting with a sure one (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
19. 19.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) planning time per part (c) ignoring instructions (d) watching others write
20. 20.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or check your answers? (a) read the instructions (b) check your answers
22. 22.📄 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
23. 23.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) moving on when stuck (d) writing without reading
24. 24.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) watching others write (c) starting with a sure one (d) writing without reading
25. 25.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or read the instructions? (a) check your answers (b) read the instructions
26. 26.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) choose only four (b) answer all six (c) skip the section (d) answer two
27. 27.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
28. 28.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) moving on when stuck (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) reading every question
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) reading every question (c) starting with a sure one (d) moving on when stuck
31. 31.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) give up the paper (b) leave the hall (c) move on, come back (d) stare at it for ages
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) planning time per part (c) moving on when stuck (d) writing without reading
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.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
35. 35.📄 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
36. 36.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) planning time per part (c) ignoring instructions (d) answering extra parts
39. 39.🔑 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
40. 40.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match

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