Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 206 · 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.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) ignoring instructions (c) noting the marks (d) planning time per part
2. 2.📄 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
3. 3.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: try the harder ones or read the instructions? (a) try the harder ones (b) read the instructions
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) ignoring instructions (c) watching others write (d) planning time per part
5. 5.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
6. 6.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
7. 7.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
8. 8.📄 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
9. 9.📄 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
10. 10.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) noting the marks (c) writing without reading (d) starting with a sure one
11. 11.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) reading every question (c) noting the marks (d) panicking at a hard Q
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) noting the marks (c) reading every question (d) ignoring instructions
15. 15.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.📄 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
17. 17.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) skip reading (b) answer what is asked (c) finish early (d) write more pages
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) writing without reading (c) circling key words (d) watching others write
19. 19.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) circling key words (c) writing without reading (d) panicking at a hard Q
20. 20.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) reasons and how
21. 21.🔑 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
22. 22.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
23. 23.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
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.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) moving on when stuck (c) circling key words (d) watching others write
28. 28.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
29. 29.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
30. 30.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
31. 31.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to look clever (b) to skip the rest (c) to finish early (d) to bank sure marks
32. 32.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) noting the marks (c) ignoring instructions (d) watching others write
33. 33.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
34. 34.📄 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
35. 35.📄 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
36. 36.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
37. 37.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) reading every question (c) answering extra parts (d) writing without reading
38. 38.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
39. 39.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
40. 40.🔑 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

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