Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 158 · 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.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
2. 2.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
3. 3.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) circling key words (c) writing without reading (d) panicking at a hard Q
4. 4.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
5. 5.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) move on, come back (c) give up the paper (d) stare at it for ages
6. 6.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) planning time per part (c) starting with a sure one (d) noting the marks
8. 8.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) planning time per part (d) starting with a sure one
9. 9.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) answer what is asked (b) skip reading (c) finish early (d) write more pages
10. 10.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer two (b) answer all six (c) skip the section (d) choose only four
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) reading every question (c) planning time per part (d) writing without reading
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.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or answer known ones first? (a) read the whole paper (b) answer known ones first
14. 14.🔑 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
15. 15.📄 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
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) answering extra parts (c) watching others write (d) noting the marks
17. 17.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
19. 19.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) starting with a sure one (c) planning time per part (d) circling key words
21. 21.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
22. 22.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) writing without reading (d) noting the marks
23. 23.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) reading every question (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) answering extra parts
25. 25.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) noting the marks (d) starting with a sure one
26. 26.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
27. 27.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
29. 29.📄 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
30. 30.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) watching others write (c) writing without reading (d) starting with a sure one
31. 31.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to plan your time (b) to copy answers (c) to finish faster (d) to look busy
32. 32.📄 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
33. 33.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or mark the easy questions? (a) read the instructions (b) mark the easy questions
36. 36.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
38. 38.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
39. 39.📄 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
40. 40.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False

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