Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 322 · 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: ignoring instructions? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
3. 3.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
4. 4.📄 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
5. 5.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) skip reading (b) finish early (c) write more pages (d) answer what is asked
6. 6.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) reading every question (c) moving on when stuck (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
8. 8.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) planning time per part (d) ignoring instructions
9. 9.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) circling key words (c) answering extra parts (d) noting the marks
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) moving on when stuck (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) writing without reading
12. 12.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
13. 13.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer all six (b) choose only four (c) skip the section (d) answer two
14. 14.📄 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
15. 15.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) noting the marks (c) reading every question (d) watching others write
16. 16.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.📄 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
18. 18.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
19. 19.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
20. 20.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
21. 21.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to skip the rest (b) to bank sure marks (c) to look clever (d) to finish early
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) reading every question (c) planning time per part (d) moving on when stuck
24. 24.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
25. 25.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) reasons and how
26. 26.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) answering extra parts (c) watching others write (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
29. 29.📄 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
30. 30.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) stare at it for ages (c) give up the paper (d) move on, come back
31. 31.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) watching others write (c) writing without reading (d) starting with a sure one
32. 32.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) reading every question (c) moving on when stuck (d) circling key words
33. 33.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: answer known ones first or mark the easy questions? (a) answer known ones first (b) mark the easy questions
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) watching others write (c) noting the marks (d) panicking at a hard Q
35. 35.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) noting the marks (d) watching others write
37. 37.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
38. 38.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) starting with a sure one (c) moving on when stuck (d) ignoring instructions
39. 39.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to finish faster (b) to plan your time (c) to copy answers (d) to look busy
40. 40.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) ignoring instructions (c) writing without reading (d) circling key words

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