Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 396 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) moving on when stuck (c) circling key words (d) answering extra parts
2. 2.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) reasons and how
3. 3.📄 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
4. 4.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) reading every question (c) writing without reading (d) planning time per part
5. 5.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to plan your time (b) to finish faster (c) to look busy (d) to copy answers
6. 6.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
7. 7.📄 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
8. 8.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) reading every question (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) watching others write
9. 9.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
10. 10.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) ignoring instructions (d) moving on when stuck
11. 11.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) answering extra parts (d) starting with a sure one
12. 12.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) reading every question (c) circling key words (d) panicking at a hard Q
13. 13.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
14. 14.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
15. 15.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) stare at it for ages (b) give up the paper (c) move on, come back (d) leave the hall
16. 16.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) skip reading (b) write more pages (c) answer what is asked (d) finish early
17. 17.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) moving on when stuck (d) ignoring instructions
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) planning time per part (d) starting with a sure one
20. 20.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) starting with a sure one (c) noting the marks (d) ignoring instructions
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.📄 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
23. 23.🔑 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
24. 24.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
25. 25.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or read the instructions? (a) read the whole paper (b) read the instructions
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) noting the marks (c) ignoring instructions (d) moving on when stuck
27. 27.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
28. 28.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
29. 29.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) writing without reading (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) circling key words
30. 30.📄 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
31. 31.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or read the instructions? (a) check your answers (b) read the instructions
32. 32.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
33. 33.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) moving on when stuck (c) circling key words (d) answering extra parts
34. 34.📄 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
35. 35.📄 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
36. 36.📄 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
37. 37.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer all six (b) answer two (c) choose only four (d) skip the section
38. 38.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
39. 39.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
40. 40.📄 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

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