Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 196 · 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) skip reading (b) write more pages (c) finish early (d) answer what is asked
2. 2.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) reading every question (c) watching others write (d) moving on when stuck
3. 3.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) answering extra parts (c) reading every question (d) noting the marks
5. 5.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
6. 6.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) watching others write (c) answering extra parts (d) starting with a sure one
7. 7.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to finish early (b) to bank sure marks (c) to look clever (d) to skip the rest
8. 8.📄 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
9. 9.📄 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
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) moving on when stuck (c) reading every question (d) starting with a sure one
11. 11.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
13. 13.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to copy answers (b) to look busy (c) to plan your time (d) to finish faster
14. 14.📄 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
15. 15.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) watching others write (d) panicking at a hard Q
16. 16.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
17. 17.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
18. 18.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
19. 19.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) planning time per part (c) circling key words (d) ignoring instructions
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) reading every question (c) planning time per part (d) watching others write
22. 22.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
23. 23.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) short points
25. 25.📄 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
26. 26.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
28. 28.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) moving on when stuck (d) noting the marks
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) circling key words (c) answering extra parts (d) watching others write
30. 30.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) choose only four (b) answer two (c) skip the section (d) answer all six
31. 31.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
32. 32.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or read the instructions? (a) read the whole paper (b) read the instructions
34. 34.📄 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
35. 35.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: try the harder ones or answer known ones first? (a) try the harder ones (b) answer known ones first
36. 36.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
37. 37.📄 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
38. 38.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) reading every question (c) planning time per part (d) writing without reading
40. 40.📄 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

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