Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 696 · 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.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) short points
2. 2.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: answer known ones first or read the instructions? (a) answer known ones first (b) read the instructions
3. 3.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or mark the easy questions? (a) read the whole paper (b) mark the easy questions
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) writing without reading (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) starting with a sure one (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) noting the marks
7. 7.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
8. 8.📄 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
9. 9.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
11. 11.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) short points
12. 12.📄 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
13. 13.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) writing without reading (c) circling key words (d) starting with a sure one
14. 14.📄 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
15. 15.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or read the whole paper? (a) check your answers (b) read the whole paper
16. 16.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
17. 17.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) watching others write (c) noting the marks (d) circling key words
18. 18.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
19. 19.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
20. 20.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
21. 21.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) move on, come back (b) stare at it for ages (c) give up the paper (d) leave the hall
22. 22.📄 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
23. 23.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
25. 25.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) noting the marks (c) starting with a sure one (d) ignoring instructions
27. 27.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) moving on when stuck (d) ignoring instructions
28. 28.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
29. 29.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.📄 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
31. 31.📄 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
32. 32.📄 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
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) circling key words (c) planning time per part (d) writing without reading
34. 34.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: try the harder ones or read the whole paper? (a) try the harder ones (b) read the whole paper
35. 35.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
37. 37.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
38. 38.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
39. 39.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) the exact meaning

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