Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 127 · 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 of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) writing without reading (d) watching others write
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.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
4. 4.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or answer known ones first? (a) read the instructions (b) answer known ones first
5. 5.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
6. 6.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) choose only four (b) skip the section (c) answer all six (d) answer two
7. 7.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) stare at it for ages (b) move on, come back (c) give up the paper (d) leave the hall
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.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) watching others write
10. 10.📄 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
11. 11.📄 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
12. 12.📄 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
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) starting with a sure one (c) ignoring instructions (d) noting the marks
14. 14.📄 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
15. 15.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
17. 17.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) ignoring instructions (c) circling key words (d) reading every question
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) ignoring instructions
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) planning time per part (d) moving on when stuck
20. 20.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) short points
21. 21.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) planning time per part (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) noting the marks
23. 23.📄 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
24. 24.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) noting the marks (c) reading every question (d) moving on when stuck
25. 25.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) answering extra parts (d) noting the marks
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) answering extra parts (c) starting with a sure one (d) writing without reading
28. 28.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
29. 29.📄 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
30. 30.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or answer known ones first? (a) mark the easy questions (b) answer known ones first
31. 31.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) write more pages (b) answer what is asked (c) finish early (d) skip reading
32. 32.📄 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
33. 33.📄 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
34. 34.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) writing without reading
37. 37.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
38. 38.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) ignoring instructions (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) moving on when stuck
39. 39.📄 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
40. 40.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start

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