Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 946 · 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.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
2. 2.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) reading every question (c) circling key words (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
3. 3.📄 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
4. 4.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
6. 6.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
7. 7.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
8. 8.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) answering extra parts (c) ignoring instructions (d) noting the marks
9. 9.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) reasons and how
10. 10.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) circling key words (c) watching others write (d) writing without reading
12. 12.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to copy answers (b) to plan your time (c) to look busy (d) to finish faster
13. 13.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) reading every question (c) writing without reading (d) planning time per part
14. 14.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) ignoring instructions (c) planning time per part (d) circling key words
15. 15.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) writing without reading (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) ignoring instructions
17. 17.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
18. 18.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) move on, come back (b) give up the paper (c) stare at it for ages (d) leave the hall
19. 19.📄 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
20. 20.📄 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
21. 21.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) circling key words (c) reading every question (d) panicking at a hard Q
23. 23.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) moving on when stuck (c) reading every question (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
25. 25.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) reading every question (c) noting the marks (d) ignoring instructions
27. 27.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
29. 29.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
33. 33.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
34. 34.📄 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
35. 35.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or check your answers? (a) read the instructions (b) check your answers
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) starting with a sure one (c) writing without reading (d) reading every question
37. 37.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) circling key words (c) answering extra parts (d) watching others write
38. 38.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
39. 39.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True

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