Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 151 · 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.📄 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
2. 2.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: try the harder ones or answer known ones first? (a) try the harder ones (b) answer known ones first
3. 3.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) answering extra parts (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
4. 4.📄 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
5. 5.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) circling key words (c) noting the marks (d) reading every question
7. 7.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
8. 8.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
10. 10.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) choose only four (b) answer all six (c) skip the section (d) answer two
11. 11.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
12. 12.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to look busy (b) to copy answers (c) to finish faster (d) to plan your time
13. 13.📄 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
14. 14.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
15. 15.🔑 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
16. 16.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) reading every question (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) circling key words
18. 18.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) moving on when stuck (c) reading every question (d) watching others write
19. 19.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
20. 20.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
21. 21.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) moving on when stuck (c) planning time per part (d) circling key words
22. 22.📄 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
23. 23.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) watching others write (c) moving on when stuck (d) writing without reading
24. 24.📄 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
25. 25.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) starting with a sure one (c) moving on when stuck (d) planning time per part
28. 28.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
29. 29.📄 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
30. 30.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to look clever (b) to bank sure marks (c) to skip the rest (d) to finish early
32. 32.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
33. 33.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) starting with a sure one (c) ignoring instructions (d) reading every question
35. 35.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
36. 36.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) ignoring instructions (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) panicking at a hard Q
39. 39.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) finish early (b) skip reading (c) write more pages (d) answer what is asked
40. 40.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False

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