Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 333 · 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.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to copy answers (b) to look busy (c) to plan your time (d) to finish faster
2. 2.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
3. 3.📄 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
4. 4.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) writing without reading (d) watching others write
6. 6.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
9. 9.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) ignoring instructions (c) writing without reading (d) watching others write
10. 10.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to skip the rest (b) to finish early (c) to look clever (d) to bank sure marks
11. 11.📄 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
12. 12.🔑 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
13. 13.📄 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
14. 14.📄 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
15. 15.📄 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
16. 16.📄 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
17. 17.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) writing without reading (c) moving on when stuck (d) ignoring instructions
18. 18.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) noting the marks (c) planning time per part (d) starting with a sure one
19. 19.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
22. 22.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) planning time per part (c) answering extra parts (d) ignoring instructions
24. 24.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or mark the easy questions? (a) check your answers (b) mark the easy questions
25. 25.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) reasons and how
27. 27.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
29. 29.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) noting the marks (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) answering extra parts
31. 31.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer two (b) skip the section (c) choose only four (d) answer all six
32. 32.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) answering extra parts (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) ignoring instructions
33. 33.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
34. 34.📄 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
35. 35.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or answer known ones first? (a) read the instructions (b) answer known ones first
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) noting the marks (c) reading every question (d) watching others write
37. 37.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
38. 38.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or check your answers? (a) read the instructions (b) check your answers
39. 39.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
40. 40.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) starting with a sure one (c) circling key words (d) answering extra parts

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