Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 983 · 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 look busy (d) to finish faster
2. 2.📄 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
3. 3.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
5. 5.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
6. 6.📄 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
7. 7.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) moving on when stuck (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) noting the marks
8. 8.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) writing without reading (c) reading every question (d) ignoring instructions
9. 9.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
11. 11.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) writing without reading (c) ignoring instructions (d) watching others write
12. 12.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
13. 13.📄 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
14. 14.🔑 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
15. 15.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) reasons and how
16. 16.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
17. 17.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) moving on when stuck (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
19. 19.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to skip the rest (b) to finish early (c) to look clever (d) to bank sure marks
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) circling key words (c) planning time per part (d) moving on when stuck
24. 24.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) watching others write (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
25. 25.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
27. 27.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or try the harder ones? (a) read the whole paper (b) try the harder ones
28. 28.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
29. 29.📄 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
30. 30.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) circling key words (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) ignoring instructions
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) watching others write (c) answering extra parts (d) circling key words
32. 32.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or read the instructions? (a) mark the easy questions (b) read the instructions
33. 33.📄 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
34. 34.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
35. 35.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) moving on when stuck (c) circling key words (d) planning time per part
37. 37.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) circling key words (c) starting with a sure one (d) reading every question
40. 40.📄 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

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