Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 176 · 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: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) ignoring instructions (c) planning time per part (d) moving on when stuck
3. 3.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) circling key words (d) reading every question
5. 5.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
6. 6.🔑 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
7. 7.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
8. 8.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) moving on when stuck (d) panicking at a hard Q
9. 9.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
10. 10.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) watching others write (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) circling key words
11. 11.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
12. 12.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) starting with a sure one (c) ignoring instructions (d) watching others write
13. 13.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer two (b) skip the section (c) answer all six (d) choose only four
14. 14.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
15. 15.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
18. 18.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
19. 19.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
20. 20.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) move on, come back (b) stare at it for ages (c) leave the hall (d) give up the paper
21. 21.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) writing without reading (c) noting the marks (d) moving on when stuck
22. 22.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to look clever (b) to finish early (c) to skip the rest (d) to bank sure marks
23. 23.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) ignoring instructions (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) reading every question
25. 25.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or answer known ones first? (a) mark the easy questions (b) answer known ones first
26. 26.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
27. 27.📄 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
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) planning time per part (c) noting the marks (d) answering extra parts
29. 29.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.📄 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
31. 31.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
32. 32.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) finish early (b) answer what is asked (c) skip reading (d) write more pages
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.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) planning time per part (c) circling key words (d) noting the marks
36. 36.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to finish faster (b) to plan your time (c) to look busy (d) to copy answers
37. 37.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
38. 38.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) writing without reading (c) planning time per part (d) watching others write
39. 39.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) noting the marks (c) writing without reading (d) watching others write
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) moving on when stuck (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) ignoring instructions

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