Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

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

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