Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 116 · 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) noting the marks (b) moving on when stuck (c) starting with a sure one (d) ignoring instructions
2. 2.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or mark the easy questions? (a) read the instructions (b) mark the easy questions
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) ignoring instructions (d) moving on when stuck
5. 5.📄 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
6. 6.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) starting with a sure one (c) planning time per part (d) watching others write
8. 8.🔑 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
9. 9.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to finish early (b) to bank sure marks (c) to skip the rest (d) to look clever
10. 10.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) writing without reading (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) reading every question
12. 12.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) skip the section (b) choose only four (c) answer two (d) answer all six
13. 13.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
15. 15.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.📄 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
17. 17.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
18. 18.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) give up the paper (b) leave the hall (c) move on, come back (d) stare at it for ages
20. 20.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
21. 21.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
22. 22.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
23. 23.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to plan your time (b) to look busy (c) to finish faster (d) to copy answers
24. 24.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
25. 25.📄 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
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) reading every question (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) noting the marks
27. 27.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) write more pages (b) answer what is asked (c) finish early (d) skip reading
28. 28.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) reading every question (c) moving on when stuck (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
29. 29.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) watching others write (c) writing without reading (d) planning time per part
31. 31.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
32. 32.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (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: answer known ones first or check your answers? (a) answer known ones first (b) check your answers
35. 35.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) planning time per part (c) ignoring instructions (d) reading every question
36. 36.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: try the harder ones or read the whole paper? (a) try the harder ones (b) read the whole paper
37. 37.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
38. 38.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
39. 39.📄 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
40. 40.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start

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