Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 252 · 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: reading every question? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) circling key words (c) answering extra parts (d) writing without reading
3. 3.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
5. 5.📄 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
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) circling key words (c) starting with a sure one (d) noting the marks
7. 7.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) skip the section (b) answer two (c) choose only four (d) answer all six
8. 8.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) starting with a sure one (d) reading every question
10. 10.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
11. 11.📄 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
12. 12.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
13. 13.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or check your answers? (a) mark the easy questions (b) check your answers
14. 14.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) reading every question (c) watching others write (d) writing without reading
15. 15.📄 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
16. 16.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
17. 17.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) give up the paper (b) move on, come back (c) leave the hall (d) stare at it for ages
18. 18.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
19. 19.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) planning time per part (c) writing without reading (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
20. 20.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
21. 21.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
22. 22.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) planning time per part (c) starting with a sure one (d) reading every question
23. 23.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.📄 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
25. 25.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
26. 26.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) circling key words (d) watching others write
27. 27.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
28. 28.📄 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
29. 29.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) moving on when stuck (c) writing without reading (d) circling key words
31. 31.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) short points
32. 32.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) watching others write (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) panicking at a hard Q
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) circling key words (c) planning time per part (d) noting the marks
35. 35.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) writing without reading (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) ignoring instructions
36. 36.📄 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
37. 37.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) noting the marks (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) reading every question
38. 38.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) short points
40. 40.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start

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