Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 100 · 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) panicking at a hard Q (b) noting the marks (c) circling key words (d) planning time per part
2. 2.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to look clever (b) to skip the rest (c) to bank sure marks (d) to finish early
3. 3.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) watching others write (c) writing without reading (d) ignoring instructions
4. 4.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer two (b) skip the section (c) answer all six (d) choose only four
5. 5.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
6. 6.📄 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
7. 7.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to finish faster (b) to plan your time (c) to look busy (d) to copy answers
8. 8.📄 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
9. 9.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
10. 10.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
11. 11.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
12. 12.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) short points
13. 13.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
14. 14.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) watching others write (c) moving on when stuck (d) ignoring instructions
16. 16.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
19. 19.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
20. 20.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) starting with a sure one (c) noting the marks (d) planning time per part
22. 22.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) skip reading (b) finish early (c) answer what is asked (d) write more pages
23. 23.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: answer known ones first or mark the easy questions? (a) answer known ones first (b) mark the easy questions
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) answering extra parts (c) writing without reading (d) planning time per part
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) ignoring instructions (d) moving on when stuck
26. 26.📄 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
27. 27.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
28. 28.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) circling key words (c) answering extra parts (d) noting the marks
29. 29.📄 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
30. 30.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) starting with a sure one (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) writing without reading
31. 31.📄 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
32. 32.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) watching others write (c) ignoring instructions (d) answering extra parts
33. 33.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) reading every question (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) answering extra parts
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) writing without reading (d) answering extra parts
36. 36.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or check your answers? (a) read the whole paper (b) check your answers
37. 37.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or read the whole paper? (a) read the instructions (b) read the whole paper
38. 38.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔑 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
40. 40.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True

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