Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 969 · 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.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to copy answers (b) to plan your time (c) to finish faster (d) to look busy
2. 2.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
4. 4.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
6. 6.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) noting the marks (c) circling key words (d) answering extra parts
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) reading every question (c) writing without reading (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
9. 9.📄 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
10. 10.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) short points
11. 11.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
12. 12.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
13. 13.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) finish early (b) answer what is asked (c) write more pages (d) skip reading
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) noting the marks (c) starting with a sure one (d) panicking at a hard Q
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) writing without reading (c) watching others write (d) planning time per part
16. 16.🔑 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
17. 17.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
18. 18.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) writing without reading (c) answering extra parts (d) ignoring instructions
19. 19.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
20. 20.📄 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
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) reading every question (c) starting with a sure one (d) watching others write
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) noting the marks (c) reading every question (d) writing without reading
23. 23.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) give up the paper (b) move on, come back (c) leave the hall (d) stare at it for ages
24. 24.📄 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
25. 25.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.📄 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
27. 27.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) writing without reading (c) noting the marks (d) panicking at a hard Q
28. 28.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
29. 29.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or try the harder ones? (a) mark the easy questions (b) try the harder ones
30. 30.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) writing without reading (c) answering extra parts (d) panicking at a hard Q
31. 31.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to look clever (b) to bank sure marks (c) to finish early (d) to skip the rest
32. 32.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) starting with a sure one (c) writing without reading (d) moving on when stuck
33. 33.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
35. 35.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
36. 36.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) noting the marks (c) ignoring instructions (d) starting with a sure one
39. 39.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) reasons and how

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