Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

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

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