Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 813 · 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.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or read the instructions? (a) read the whole paper (b) read the instructions
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) starting with a sure one (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) answering extra parts
3. 3.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
4. 4.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) write more pages (b) finish early (c) skip reading (d) answer what is asked
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) writing without reading (d) ignoring instructions
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) writing without reading (c) reading every question (d) ignoring instructions
8. 8.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
9. 9.📄 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
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) circling key words (c) reading every question (d) noting the marks
11. 11.📄 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
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) watching others write (c) moving on when stuck (d) panicking at a hard Q
13. 13.🔑 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
14. 14.📄 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
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.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) ignoring instructions (c) watching others write (d) moving on when stuck
18. 18.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to plan your time (b) to copy answers (c) to look busy (d) to finish faster
20. 20.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) starting with a sure one (c) circling key words (d) moving on when stuck
22. 22.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) noting the marks (c) circling key words (d) writing without reading
24. 24.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) noting the marks (c) planning time per part (d) reading every question
27. 27.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
28. 28.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
29. 29.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: try the harder ones or check your answers? (a) try the harder ones (b) check your answers
30. 30.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
32. 32.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) short points
35. 35.📄 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
36. 36.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) reading every question (c) noting the marks (d) writing without reading
38. 38.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
39. 39.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) stare at it for ages (b) give up the paper (c) move on, come back (d) leave the hall
40. 40.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) the exact meaning

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