Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 364 · 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: mark the easy questions or read the instructions? (a) mark the easy questions (b) read the instructions
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) circling key words (c) answering extra parts (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
3. 3.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
4. 4.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) watching others write
6. 6.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
7. 7.📄 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
8. 8.📄 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
9. 9.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) reading every question (c) watching others write (d) writing without reading
10. 10.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) move on, come back (b) leave the hall (c) give up the paper (d) stare at it for ages
12. 12.📄 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
13. 13.📄 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
14. 14.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
15. 15.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
17. 17.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) writing without reading (c) starting with a sure one (d) circling key words
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) reading every question (c) moving on when stuck (d) writing without reading
19. 19.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
21. 21.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to plan your time (b) to copy answers (c) to look busy (d) to finish faster
22. 22.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.📄 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
24. 24.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: answer known ones first or mark the easy questions? (a) answer known ones first (b) mark the easy questions
25. 25.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) noting the marks (c) circling key words (d) answering extra parts
26. 26.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
27. 27.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
28. 28.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) starting with a sure one (c) moving on when stuck (d) ignoring instructions
29. 29.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) answering extra parts (c) starting with a sure one (d) panicking at a hard Q
30. 30.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
31. 31.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) noting the marks (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) watching others write
32. 32.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) skip the section (b) answer all six (c) answer two (d) choose only four
34. 34.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to look clever (b) to skip the rest (c) to finish early (d) to bank sure marks
35. 35.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) reading every question (c) answering extra parts (d) noting the marks
37. 37.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) watching others write (c) starting with a sure one (d) noting the marks
39. 39.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
40. 40.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False

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