Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 904 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) circling key words (c) starting with a sure one (d) noting the marks
2. 2.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to finish faster (b) to look busy (c) to copy answers (d) to plan your time
3. 3.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) skip reading (b) finish early (c) write more pages (d) answer what is asked
4. 4.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) watching others write (c) answering extra parts (d) moving on when stuck
5. 5.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
6. 6.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
8. 8.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) starting with a sure one (d) panicking at a hard Q
9. 9.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) reading every question (c) ignoring instructions (d) panicking at a hard Q
12. 12.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
13. 13.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
14. 14.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
17. 17.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) answering extra parts (d) planning time per part
18. 18.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
20. 20.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to finish early (b) to skip the rest (c) to look clever (d) to bank sure marks
21. 21.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) noting the marks (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) starting with a sure one
22. 22.🔑 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
23. 23.📄 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
24. 24.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) planning time per part (d) watching others write
26. 26.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
27. 27.📄 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
28. 28.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
29. 29.📄 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
30. 30.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) writing without reading (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) answering extra parts
32. 32.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) stare at it for ages (b) move on, come back (c) leave the hall (d) give up the paper
33. 33.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) noting the marks (c) moving on when stuck (d) watching others write
35. 35.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) writing without reading (c) watching others write (d) ignoring instructions
36. 36.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
38. 38.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) circling key words (c) writing without reading (d) moving on when stuck
39. 39.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
40. 40.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) circling key words (c) reading every question (d) answering extra parts

Free exam preparation lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/exam-preparation-tips