Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 312 · 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: mark the easy questions or read the instructions? (a) mark the easy questions (b) read the instructions
2. 2.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) answer what is asked (b) finish early (c) write more pages (d) skip reading
3. 3.📄 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
4. 4.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) starting with a sure one (c) noting the marks (d) reading every question
6. 6.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) ignoring instructions (c) answering extra parts (d) circling key words
8. 8.📄 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
9. 9.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) ignoring instructions (d) answering extra parts
10. 10.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
11. 11.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
12. 12.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
13. 13.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.📄 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
15. 15.📄 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
16. 16.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
17. 17.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) reasons and how
18. 18.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) answering extra parts (c) starting with a sure one (d) circling key words
21. 21.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or mark the easy questions? (a) read the whole paper (b) mark the easy questions
22. 22.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
23. 23.📄 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
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) reading every question (c) planning time per part (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
25. 25.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.📄 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
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) noting the marks (d) writing without reading
28. 28.📄 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
29. 29.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to look busy (b) to plan your time (c) to finish faster (d) to copy answers
30. 30.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to look clever (b) to bank sure marks (c) to skip the rest (d) to finish early
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) moving on when stuck (c) circling key words (d) panicking at a hard Q
34. 34.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) watching others write (c) reading every question (d) planning time per part
35. 35.📄 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
36. 36.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
37. 37.📄 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
38. 38.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) reading every question (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) watching others write
40. 40.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True

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