Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 370 · 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: writing without reading? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
2. 2.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
3. 3.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) ignoring instructions (c) circling key words (d) watching others write
4. 4.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) reading every question (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) ignoring instructions
5. 5.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) give up the paper (b) leave the hall (c) move on, come back (d) stare at it for ages
6. 6.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
7. 7.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
9. 9.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) finish early (b) write more pages (c) answer what is asked (d) skip reading
11. 11.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
12. 12.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) moving on when stuck (c) ignoring instructions (d) planning time per part
14. 14.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) reading every question (c) answering extra parts (d) starting with a sure one
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) starting with a sure one (c) answering extra parts (d) noting the marks
16. 16.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
19. 19.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: try the harder ones or read the whole paper? (a) try the harder ones (b) read the whole paper
20. 20.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) noting the marks (d) planning time per part
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) circling key words (c) watching others write (d) writing without reading
23. 23.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) short points
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) planning time per part (c) starting with a sure one (d) writing without reading
25. 25.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
26. 26.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
27. 27.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) noting the marks (c) watching others write (d) panicking at a hard Q
29. 29.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or read the instructions? (a) check your answers (b) read the instructions
30. 30.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) moving on when stuck (c) ignoring instructions (d) answering extra parts
31. 31.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) reading every question (c) ignoring instructions (d) watching others write
33. 33.📄 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
34. 34.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or check your answers? (a) read the instructions (b) check your answers
35. 35.📄 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
36. 36.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
37. 37.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
38. 38.📄 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
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) noting the marks (d) circling key words
40. 40.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) starting with a sure one (c) answering extra parts (d) watching others write

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