Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

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