Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 910 · 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? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
2. 2.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: try the harder ones or mark the easy questions? (a) try the harder ones (b) mark the easy questions
3. 3.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer all six (b) choose only four (c) skip the section (d) answer two
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) writing without reading (c) ignoring instructions (d) noting the marks
5. 5.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
6. 6.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) noting the marks (c) reading every question (d) watching others write
8. 8.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to finish early (b) to look clever (c) to skip the rest (d) to bank sure marks
9. 9.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) starting with a sure one (c) ignoring instructions (d) answering extra parts
10. 10.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) planning time per part (c) ignoring instructions (d) watching others write
11. 11.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
12. 12.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) give up the paper (b) stare at it for ages (c) leave the hall (d) move on, come back
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) circling key words (c) starting with a sure one (d) moving on when stuck
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) writing without reading (c) ignoring instructions (d) panicking at a hard Q
15. 15.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) moving on when stuck (c) reading every question (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
16. 16.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
18. 18.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
19. 19.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) noting the marks (c) starting with a sure one (d) moving on when stuck
20. 20.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) reasons and how
22. 22.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
23. 23.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) answering extra parts (c) moving on when stuck (d) panicking at a hard Q
24. 24.📄 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
25. 25.📄 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
26. 26.📄 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
27. 27.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
29. 29.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a smart start (b) a poor 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: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) moving on when stuck (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
33. 33.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) ignoring instructions (c) watching others write (d) answering extra parts
34. 34.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
35. 35.📄 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
36. 36.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.📄 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
39. 39.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) short points

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