Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 361 · 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 look busy (b) to plan your time (c) to finish faster (d) to copy answers
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) watching others write (c) ignoring instructions (d) reading every question
3. 3.📄 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
4. 4.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or check your answers? (a) read the instructions (b) check your answers
5. 5.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) moving on when stuck (c) writing without reading (d) answering extra parts
6. 6.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to look clever (b) to bank sure marks (c) to skip the rest (d) to finish early
8. 8.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or read the whole paper? (a) mark the easy questions (b) read the whole paper
10. 10.📄 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
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) reading every question (c) circling key words (d) starting with a sure one
12. 12.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) stare at it for ages (b) leave the hall (c) move on, come back (d) give up the paper
13. 13.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
14. 14.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) circling key words (c) starting with a sure one (d) answering extra parts
16. 16.📄 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
17. 17.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
18. 18.📄 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
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) answering extra parts (c) starting with a sure one (d) panicking at a hard Q
20. 20.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.📄 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
23. 23.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
24. 24.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
25. 25.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) finish early (b) answer what is asked (c) write more pages (d) skip reading
26. 26.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) moving on when stuck (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) planning time per part
28. 28.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
30. 30.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) choose only four (b) answer two (c) answer all six (d) skip the section
31. 31.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
32. 32.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
33. 33.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) ignoring instructions (c) planning time per part (d) answering extra parts
35. 35.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) short points
36. 36.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
38. 38.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
39. 39.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) starting with a sure one (c) planning time per part (d) reading every question
40. 40.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) reading every question (c) watching others write (d) answering extra parts

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