Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 156 · 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: try the harder ones or check your answers? (a) try the harder ones (b) check your answers
2. 2.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to copy answers (b) to look busy (c) to finish faster (d) to plan your time
3. 3.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
4. 4.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to look clever (b) to finish early (c) to skip the rest (d) to bank sure marks
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) watching others write (c) ignoring instructions (d) writing without reading
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.📄 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
8. 8.📄 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
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) ignoring instructions (c) circling key words (d) reading every question
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) planning time per part (c) writing without reading (d) answering extra parts
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) moving on when stuck (c) reading every question (d) planning time per part
12. 12.📄 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
13. 13.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) skip reading (b) answer what is asked (c) write more pages (d) finish early
14. 14.🔍 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
15. 15.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
16. 16.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
17. 17.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
18. 18.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) watching others write (c) reading every question (d) starting with a sure one
19. 19.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
20. 20.📄 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
21. 21.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
22. 22.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
23. 23.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
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: mark the easy questions or read the instructions? (a) mark the easy questions (b) read the instructions
26. 26.🔑 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
27. 27.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) writing without reading (c) ignoring instructions (d) circling key words
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) noting the marks (d) writing without reading
29. 29.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) noting the marks (c) answering extra parts (d) watching others write
33. 33.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) noting the marks (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) reading every question
35. 35.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.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
37. 37.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) reading every question (c) ignoring instructions (d) starting with a sure one
38. 38.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) moving on when stuck (c) writing without reading (d) starting with a sure one
40. 40.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) short points

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