Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 174 · 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: starting with a sure one? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
2. 2.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
3. 3.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) noting the marks (c) planning time per part (d) reading every question
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) starting with a sure one (c) noting the marks (d) reading every question
5. 5.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
7. 7.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: answer known ones first or read the whole paper? (a) answer known ones first (b) read the whole paper
8. 8.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
9. 9.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) answering extra parts (d) reading every question
11. 11.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) reading every question (c) starting with a sure one (d) watching others write
12. 12.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
13. 13.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) ignoring instructions (c) reading every question (d) circling key words
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) answering extra parts (c) starting with a sure one (d) reading every question
15. 15.📄 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
16. 16.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
17. 17.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) starting with a sure one (c) answering extra parts (d) moving on when stuck
18. 18.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
19. 19.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
21. 21.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) answering extra parts (d) circling key words
23. 23.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
24. 24.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) short points
25. 25.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) short points
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) noting the marks (d) ignoring instructions
27. 27.📄 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
28. 28.📄 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
29. 29.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: try the harder ones or read the whole paper? (a) try the harder ones (b) read the whole paper
30. 30.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) ignoring instructions (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) starting with a sure one
32. 32.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
34. 34.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) answer what is asked (b) finish early (c) skip reading (d) write more pages
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) moving on when stuck (c) ignoring instructions (d) planning time per part
36. 36.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) ignoring instructions (d) planning time per part
37. 37.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) answering extra parts (c) starting with a sure one (d) watching others write
38. 38.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) give up the paper (b) leave the hall (c) stare at it for ages (d) move on, come back
39. 39.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer all six (b) skip the section (c) choose only four (d) answer two
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) starting with a sure one (c) noting the marks (d) stuck on Q1 for ages

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