Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 299 · 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: watching others write? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
2. 2.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
3. 3.📄 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
4. 4.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to copy answers (b) to finish faster (c) to look busy (d) to plan your time
5. 5.📄 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
6. 6.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
8. 8.📄 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
9. 9.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) ignoring instructions (c) planning time per part (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
10. 10.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
11. 11.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) watching others write (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) starting with a sure one
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) reading every question (c) planning time per part (d) writing without reading
13. 13.📄 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
14. 14.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔑 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
16. 16.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) skip the section (b) answer two (c) answer all six (d) choose only four
17. 17.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) reading every question (d) planning time per part
18. 18.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
20. 20.📄 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
21. 21.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) answering extra parts (c) starting with a sure one (d) noting the marks
22. 22.📄 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
23. 23.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: answer known ones first or check your answers? (a) answer known ones first (b) check your answers
24. 24.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
25. 25.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) moving on when stuck (c) watching others write (d) noting the marks
27. 27.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (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: ignoring instructions? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
30. 30.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) finish early (b) write more pages (c) answer what is asked (d) skip reading
31. 31.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) writing without reading (d) ignoring instructions
32. 32.📄 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
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.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: try the harder ones or read the whole paper? (a) try the harder ones (b) read the whole paper
35. 35.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) writing without reading (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) moving on when stuck
36. 36.📄 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
37. 37.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
38. 38.📄 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
39. 39.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) writing without reading (c) circling key words (d) noting the marks
40. 40.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True

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