Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 165 · 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: writing without reading? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
2. 2.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
4. 4.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
5. 5.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) write more pages (b) skip reading (c) finish early (d) answer what is asked
6. 6.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
8. 8.📄 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
9. 9.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or read the instructions? (a) check your answers (b) read the instructions
10. 10.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) ignoring instructions (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) answering extra parts
12. 12.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) moving on when stuck (c) noting the marks (d) starting with a sure one
13. 13.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) starting with a sure one (c) watching others write (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) watching others write (c) circling key words (d) answering extra parts
17. 17.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to finish faster (b) to plan your time (c) to copy answers (d) to look busy
18. 18.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) answering extra parts
19. 19.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) skip the section (b) answer two (c) choose only four (d) answer all six
20. 20.🔑 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
21. 21.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) writing without reading (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
22. 22.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.📄 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
24. 24.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or try the harder ones? (a) mark the easy questions (b) try the harder ones
25. 25.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) reading every question (c) moving on when stuck (d) ignoring instructions
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) starting with a sure one (c) answering extra parts (d) reading every question
28. 28.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) ignoring instructions (c) answering extra parts (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
29. 29.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) watching others write (c) circling key words (d) starting with a sure one
30. 30.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
31. 31.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
32. 32.📄 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
33. 33.📄 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
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) moving on when stuck (c) noting the marks (d) writing without reading
35. 35.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) stare at it for ages (b) move on, come back (c) give up the paper (d) leave the hall
36. 36.📄 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
37. 37.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: answer known ones first or check your answers? (a) answer known ones first (b) check your answers
39. 39.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
40. 40.📄 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

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