Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 125 · 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) reading every question (b) moving on when stuck (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) planning time per part
2. 2.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
3. 3.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
4. 4.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
5. 5.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) answer what is asked (b) write more pages (c) skip reading (d) finish early
6. 6.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) stare at it for ages (b) give up the paper (c) move on, come back (d) leave the hall
7. 7.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to plan your time (b) to copy answers (c) to look busy (d) to finish faster
8. 8.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
9. 9.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
10. 10.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) noting the marks (c) answering extra parts (d) planning time per part
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) noting the marks (d) panicking at a hard Q
12. 12.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
13. 13.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
14. 14.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) writing without reading (c) planning time per part (d) circling key words
16. 16.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: answer known ones first or read the instructions? (a) answer known ones first (b) read the instructions
17. 17.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) ignoring instructions (c) circling key words (d) planning time per part
18. 18.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or read the whole paper? (a) mark the easy questions (b) read the whole paper
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) planning time per part (c) moving on when stuck (d) panicking at a hard Q
20. 20.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
21. 21.📄 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
22. 22.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer two (b) choose only four (c) skip the section (d) answer all six
23. 23.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) answering extra parts (d) writing without reading
24. 24.📄 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
25. 25.📄 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
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) answering extra parts (c) noting the marks (d) moving on when stuck
27. 27.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) ignoring instructions (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) reading every question (c) circling key words (d) noting the marks
29. 29.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) circling key words (c) watching others write (d) noting the marks
30. 30.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
32. 32.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
33. 33.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.📄 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
35. 35.📄 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
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) answering extra parts (c) ignoring instructions (d) moving on when stuck
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) planning time per part (c) watching others write (d) moving on when stuck
38. 38.📄 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
39. 39.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or mark the easy questions? (a) read the whole paper (b) mark the easy questions
40. 40.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False

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