Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 3 · 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.📄 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
2. 2.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
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: circling key words? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
5. 5.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) noting the marks (c) reading every question (d) ignoring instructions
7. 7.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to bank sure marks (b) to finish early (c) to skip the rest (d) to look clever
8. 8.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) write more pages (b) finish early (c) skip reading (d) answer what is asked
9. 9.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or answer known ones first? (a) check your answers (b) answer known ones first
10. 10.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
12. 12.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) starting with a sure one (c) moving on when stuck (d) answering extra parts
14. 14.📄 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
15. 15.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) noting the marks (c) answering extra parts (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
16. 16.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
18. 18.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
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.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
21. 21.📄 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
22. 22.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
24. 24.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
26. 26.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) skip the section (b) answer all six (c) answer two (d) choose only four
27. 27.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
28. 28.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
29. 29.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) short points
30. 30.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) starting with a sure one (c) moving on when stuck (d) panicking at a hard Q
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) ignoring instructions (c) reading every question (d) starting with a sure one
33. 33.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) circling key words (c) noting the marks (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
35. 35.📄 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
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) watching others write (c) ignoring instructions (d) noting the marks
37. 37.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) answering extra parts (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) circling key words
38. 38.📄 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
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) starting with a sure one (c) writing without reading (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
40. 40.📄 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

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