Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 728 · 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.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer all six (b) answer two (c) skip the section (d) choose only four
3. 3.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) circling key words (c) ignoring instructions (d) writing without reading
4. 4.📄 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
5. 5.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to look busy (b) to plan your time (c) to copy answers (d) to finish faster
6. 6.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
8. 8.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) starting with a sure one
9. 9.📄 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
10. 10.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.📄 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
12. 12.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) moving on when stuck (d) answering extra parts
14. 14.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) reading every question (c) planning time per part (d) writing without reading
15. 15.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
16. 16.📄 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
17. 17.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to skip the rest (b) to finish early (c) to bank sure marks (d) to look clever
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) writing without reading (c) starting with a sure one (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
19. 19.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) circling key words (c) noting the marks (d) planning time per part
21. 21.🔑 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
22. 22.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) watching others write (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) circling key words
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) noting the marks (c) planning time per part (d) writing without reading
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) noting the marks (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) planning time per part
26. 26.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
27. 27.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) stare at it for ages (c) move on, come back (d) give up the paper
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) answering extra parts (c) planning time per part (d) circling key words
29. 29.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
30. 30.📄 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
31. 31.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: answer known ones first or read the whole paper? (a) answer known ones first (b) read the whole paper
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) writing without reading (c) answering extra parts (d) planning time per part
34. 34.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) answer what is asked (b) finish early (c) skip reading (d) write more pages
35. 35.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) circling key words (c) noting the marks (d) starting with a sure one
37. 37.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
38. 38.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
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 smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) reading every question (d) answering extra parts

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