Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 137 · 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.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer all six (b) answer two (c) skip the section (d) choose only four
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) watching others write (c) moving on when stuck (d) reading every question
4. 4.📄 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
5. 5.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) answering extra parts (c) watching others write (d) planning time per part
8. 8.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
10. 10.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
11. 11.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) starting with a sure one (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) reading every question
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) reading every question (c) moving on when stuck (d) ignoring instructions
14. 14.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) skip reading (b) answer what is asked (c) finish early (d) write more pages
15. 15.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.📄 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
17. 17.📄 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
18. 18.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) ignoring instructions (c) circling key words (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
20. 20.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) give up the paper (b) move on, come back (c) leave the hall (d) stare at it for ages
21. 21.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) starting with a sure one
22. 22.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
23. 23.🔑 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
24. 24.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
25. 25.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or check your answers? (a) read the instructions (b) check your answers
26. 26.📄 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
27. 27.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) watching others write (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) planning time per part
29. 29.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) answering extra parts (c) watching others write (d) ignoring instructions
30. 30.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or check your answers? (a) mark the easy questions (b) check your answers
31. 31.🔑 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
32. 32.📄 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
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.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
35. 35.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) circling key words (c) writing without reading (d) answering extra parts
36. 36.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
37. 37.📄 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
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) circling key words (c) planning time per part (d) moving on when stuck
39. 39.📄 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
40. 40.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) circling key words (c) writing without reading (d) reading every question

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