Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

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

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