Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

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

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