Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 197 · 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: writing without reading? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
2. 2.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) move on, come back (b) give up the paper (c) stare at it for ages (d) leave the hall
3. 3.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to finish faster (b) to copy answers (c) to look busy (d) to plan your time
4. 4.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
5. 5.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
6. 6.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or read the whole paper? (a) read the instructions (b) read the whole paper
7. 7.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) writing without reading (c) answering extra parts (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
9. 9.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
10. 10.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
11. 11.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) watching others write (d) answering extra parts
12. 12.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
13. 13.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) reasons and how
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) planning time per part (c) writing without reading (d) moving on when stuck
15. 15.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to look clever (b) to skip the rest (c) to bank sure marks (d) to finish early
16. 16.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) answering extra parts (c) moving on when stuck (d) reading every question
18. 18.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
19. 19.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) skip reading (b) finish early (c) write more pages (d) answer what is asked
20. 20.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) reading every question (c) planning time per part (d) noting the marks
21. 21.📄 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
22. 22.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
23. 23.📄 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
24. 24.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
26. 26.📄 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
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) noting the marks (c) reading every question (d) planning time per part
28. 28.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or try the harder ones? (a) read the whole paper (b) try the harder ones
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) circling key words (c) starting with a sure one (d) noting the marks
30. 30.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) noting the marks (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) moving on when stuck
31. 31.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) ignoring instructions (c) reading every question (d) circling key words
34. 34.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or try the harder ones? (a) check your answers (b) try the harder ones
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) writing without reading (c) circling key words (d) ignoring instructions
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) writing without reading (c) watching others write (d) noting the marks
37. 37.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: try the harder ones or mark the easy questions? (a) try the harder ones (b) mark the easy questions
38. 38.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
39. 39.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) planning time per part (c) starting with a sure one (d) answering extra parts
40. 40.🔑 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

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