Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 399 · 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: watching others write? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
2. 2.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) writing without reading (c) moving on when stuck (d) ignoring instructions
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) answering extra parts (c) ignoring instructions (d) reading every question
4. 4.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
5. 5.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
6. 6.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) answering extra parts (d) watching others write
7. 7.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
8. 8.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) writing without reading (c) starting with a sure one (d) noting the marks
9. 9.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
10. 10.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) starting with a sure one (d) planning time per part
11. 11.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) write more pages (b) finish early (c) answer what is asked (d) skip reading
12. 12.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) move on, come back (b) leave the hall (c) give up the paper (d) stare at it for ages
15. 15.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) short points
16. 16.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to bank sure marks (b) to finish early (c) to look clever (d) to skip the rest
17. 17.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) circling key words (d) noting the marks
19. 19.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
20. 20.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
21. 21.📄 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
22. 22.📄 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
23. 23.📄 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
24. 24.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer all six (b) answer two (c) choose only four (d) skip the section
25. 25.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or check your answers? (a) read the whole paper (b) check your answers
27. 27.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
28. 28.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) noting the marks (c) watching others write (d) reading every question
29. 29.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
30. 30.📄 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
31. 31.📄 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
32. 32.📄 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
33. 33.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to finish faster (b) to look busy (c) to plan your time (d) to copy answers
34. 34.📄 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
35. 35.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
36. 36.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
37. 37.📄 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
38. 38.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
39. 39.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) moving on when stuck (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) watching others write

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