Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 387 · 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.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) watching others write (c) noting the marks (d) circling key words
2. 2.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: try the harder ones or mark the easy questions? (a) try the harder ones (b) mark the easy questions
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) ignoring instructions (c) reading every question (d) answering extra parts
4. 4.📄 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
5. 5.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
7. 7.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to skip the rest (b) to look clever (c) to finish early (d) to bank sure marks
8. 8.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer all six (b) choose only four (c) answer two (d) skip the section
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) noting the marks (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
10. 10.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: try the harder ones or read the instructions? (a) try the harder ones (b) read the instructions
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) noting the marks (c) circling key words (d) panicking at a hard Q
12. 12.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
13. 13.📄 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
14. 14.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
15. 15.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) answer what is asked (b) finish early (c) write more pages (d) skip reading
16. 16.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: answer known ones first or check your answers? (a) answer known ones first (b) check your answers
17. 17.🔑 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
18. 18.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) answering extra parts (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) reading every question
19. 19.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) ignoring instructions (c) writing without reading (d) noting the marks
20. 20.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) stare at it for ages (b) leave the hall (c) give up the paper (d) move on, come back
21. 21.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) short points
22. 22.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) answering extra parts (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) moving on when stuck
24. 24.📄 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
25. 25.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
26. 26.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) moving on when stuck (c) ignoring instructions (d) answering extra parts
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) answering extra parts (d) starting with a sure one
28. 28.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) reading every question (d) planning time per part
30. 30.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
31. 31.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) planning time per part (c) moving on when stuck (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
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.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or check your answers? (a) mark the easy questions (b) check your answers
34. 34.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
36. 36.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) starting with a sure one (c) reading every question (d) writing without reading
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) noting the marks (c) circling key words (d) answering extra parts
39. 39.📄 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
40. 40.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start

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