Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 232 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) starting with a sure one (c) ignoring instructions (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.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
4. 4.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or read the instructions? (a) check your answers (b) read the instructions
5. 5.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) ignoring instructions (d) writing without reading
7. 7.🔑 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
8. 8.📄 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
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) answering extra parts (d) panicking at a hard Q
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) writing without reading (c) watching others write (d) circling key words
11. 11.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) writing without reading
13. 13.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
14. 14.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
15. 15.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to look clever (b) to finish early (c) to bank sure marks (d) to skip the rest
16. 16.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) move on, come back (b) leave the hall (c) give up the paper (d) stare at it for ages
17. 17.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (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? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
19. 19.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) reading every question (c) noting the marks (d) moving on when stuck
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) watching others write (d) ignoring instructions
23. 23.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
24. 24.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
25. 25.📄 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
26. 26.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
27. 27.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
28. 28.📄 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
29. 29.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) starting with a sure one (c) answering extra parts (d) planning time per part
31. 31.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) skip reading (b) answer what is asked (c) finish early (d) write more pages
33. 33.📄 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
34. 34.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: answer known ones first or read the instructions? (a) answer known ones first (b) read the instructions
36. 36.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) moving on when stuck (c) watching others write (d) circling key words
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.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) ignoring instructions (c) moving on when stuck (d) noting the marks
39. 39.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) writing without reading (c) reading every question (d) watching others write
40. 40.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start

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