Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 389 · 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.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) move on, come back (c) give up the paper (d) stare at it for ages
2. 2.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or try the harder ones? (a) read the whole paper (b) try the harder ones
3. 3.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to look clever (b) to skip the rest (c) to bank sure marks (d) to finish early
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) writing without reading (c) noting the marks (d) planning time per part
5. 5.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) ignoring instructions (c) starting with a sure one (d) noting the marks
7. 7.📄 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
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) answering extra parts (c) starting with a sure one (d) reading every question
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) starting with a sure one (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) moving on when stuck
10. 10.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
11. 11.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) noting the marks (d) planning time per part
13. 13.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
14. 14.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) moving on when stuck (c) writing without reading (d) reading every question
15. 15.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) watching others write (c) answering extra parts (d) circling key words
18. 18.📄 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
19. 19.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer two (b) skip the section (c) choose only four (d) answer all six
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) reading every question (c) watching others write (d) panicking at a hard Q
21. 21.📄 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
22. 22.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) answering extra parts (c) ignoring instructions (d) circling key words
23. 23.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or mark the easy questions? (a) read the whole paper (b) mark the easy questions
24. 24.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to finish faster (b) to copy answers (c) to plan your time (d) to look busy
26. 26.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
28. 28.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) watching others write (c) noting the marks (d) answering extra parts
29. 29.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) moving on when stuck (c) answering extra parts (d) panicking at a hard Q
31. 31.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
32. 32.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
33. 33.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) ignoring instructions (c) planning time per part (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) noting the marks (d) watching others write
35. 35.📄 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
36. 36.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) circling key words (c) reading every question (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) planning time per part (c) circling key words (d) moving on when stuck
38. 38.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
39. 39.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True

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