Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 352 · 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.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.📄 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
4. 4.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
6. 6.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
7. 7.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
8. 8.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to skip the rest (b) to bank sure marks (c) to finish early (d) to look clever
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) circling key words (c) moving on when stuck (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
10. 10.📄 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
11. 11.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
12. 12.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
13. 13.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: answer known ones first or read the instructions? (a) answer known ones first (b) read the instructions
14. 14.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) watching others write (c) noting the marks (d) answering extra parts
16. 16.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
17. 17.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) answering extra parts (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) circling key words
19. 19.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) circling key words (c) writing without reading (d) panicking at a hard Q
20. 20.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) reasons and how
21. 21.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) skip the section (b) choose only four (c) answer all six (d) answer two
22. 22.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or check your answers? (a) read the instructions (b) check your answers
23. 23.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) give up the paper (b) stare at it for ages (c) move on, come back (d) leave the hall
24. 24.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) watching others write (c) moving on when stuck (d) panicking at a hard Q
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) watching others write (c) planning time per part (d) reading every question
27. 27.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.📄 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
30. 30.📄 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
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) noting the marks (c) ignoring instructions (d) moving on when stuck
32. 32.📄 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
33. 33.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
34. 34.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) reading every question (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) ignoring instructions
36. 36.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) finish early (b) skip reading (c) write more pages (d) answer what is asked
37. 37.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
38. 38.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) watching others write (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) answering extra parts
40. 40.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True

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