Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 337 · 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: read the instructions or answer known ones first? (a) read the instructions (b) answer known ones first
2. 2.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer two (b) choose only four (c) answer all six (d) skip the section
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) watching others write (c) moving on when stuck (d) circling key words
4. 4.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) answer what is asked (b) write more pages (c) finish early (d) skip reading
6. 6.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) planning time per part (c) ignoring instructions (d) answering extra parts
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) planning time per part (d) circling key words
8. 8.📄 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
9. 9.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
10. 10.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) answering extra parts (c) watching others write (d) writing without reading
11. 11.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or check your answers? (a) read the instructions (b) check your answers
12. 12.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) planning time per part (c) reading every question (d) noting the marks
13. 13.📄 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
14. 14.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
15. 15.📄 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
16. 16.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
17. 17.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) answering extra parts (c) writing without reading (d) ignoring instructions
18. 18.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) watching others write (c) answering extra parts (d) circling key words
19. 19.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
21. 21.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
23. 23.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
24. 24.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
25. 25.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) give up the paper (c) stare at it for ages (d) move on, come back
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) reading every question (c) circling key words (d) planning time per part
27. 27.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) ignoring instructions (c) starting with a sure one (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
28. 28.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
29. 29.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
30. 30.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
31. 31.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) planning time per part (c) starting with a sure one (d) reading every question
32. 32.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to look clever (b) to bank sure marks (c) to finish early (d) to skip the rest
36. 36.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
37. 37.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.📄 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
39. 39.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
40. 40.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match

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