Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 187 · 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.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) answer what is asked (b) finish early (c) skip reading (d) write more pages
2. 2.📄 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
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) circling key words (d) watching others write
4. 4.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) noting the marks (c) reading every question (d) planning time per part
6. 6.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
7. 7.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
8. 8.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or check your answers? (a) read the instructions (b) check your answers
9. 9.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) reading every question (c) moving on when stuck (d) writing without reading
11. 11.📄 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
12. 12.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
13. 13.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
15. 15.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
16. 16.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
17. 17.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) reading every question (c) watching others write (d) noting the marks
18. 18.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
19. 19.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) answering extra parts (c) circling key words (d) reading every question
20. 20.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) skip the section (b) answer two (c) answer all six (d) choose only four
21. 21.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
22. 22.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
23. 23.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or read the whole paper? (a) check your answers (b) read the whole paper
24. 24.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) moving on when stuck (d) noting the marks
25. 25.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) reasons and how
26. 26.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) writing without reading (c) planning time per part (d) answering extra parts
27. 27.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) ignoring instructions (c) writing without reading (d) noting the marks
28. 28.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) watching others write (c) starting with a sure one (d) answering extra parts
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) planning time per part (c) reading every question (d) circling key words
30. 30.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) give up the paper (c) stare at it for ages (d) move on, come back
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) moving on when stuck (c) noting the marks (d) planning time per part
32. 32.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to bank sure marks (b) to look clever (c) to finish early (d) to skip the rest
33. 33.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.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
35. 35.📄 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
36. 36.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
39. 39.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to copy answers (b) to finish faster (c) to look busy (d) to plan your time
40. 40.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start

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