Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 340 · 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.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
2. 2.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
4. 4.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or check your answers? (a) read the whole paper (b) check your answers
5. 5.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or check your answers? (a) read the instructions (b) check your answers
6. 6.📄 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
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) ignoring instructions (c) writing without reading (d) answering extra parts
8. 8.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.📄 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
10. 10.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) move on, come back (b) give up the paper (c) leave the hall (d) stare at it for ages
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) noting the marks (c) circling key words (d) reading every question
12. 12.📄 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
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) answering extra parts (c) ignoring instructions (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
14. 14.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer all six (b) skip the section (c) choose only four (d) answer two
15. 15.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
16. 16.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
17. 17.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
18. 18.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) reading every question (c) starting with a sure one (d) panicking at a hard Q
20. 20.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or mark the easy questions? (a) read the instructions (b) mark the easy questions
21. 21.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) circling key words (c) watching others write (d) moving on when stuck
22. 22.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
23. 23.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or answer known ones first? (a) mark the easy questions (b) answer known ones first
24. 24.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) noting the marks (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
25. 25.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
26. 26.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to look busy (b) to finish faster (c) to copy answers (d) to plan your time
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) answering extra parts (c) planning time per part (d) noting the marks
28. 28.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
29. 29.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
30. 30.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
32. 32.📄 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
33. 33.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) noting the marks (c) reading every question (d) circling key words
34. 34.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) moving on when stuck (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) noting the marks
35. 35.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
36. 36.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to bank sure marks (b) to finish early (c) to look clever (d) to skip the rest
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) ignoring instructions (c) starting with a sure one (d) noting the marks
39. 39.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
40. 40.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False

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