Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 400 · 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) circling key words (b) answering extra parts (c) watching others write (d) ignoring instructions
2. 2.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) reading every question (c) ignoring instructions (d) noting the marks
3. 3.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to skip the rest (b) to finish early (c) to bank sure marks (d) to look clever
4. 4.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or read the instructions? (a) mark the easy questions (b) read the instructions
5. 5.📄 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
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) ignoring instructions (c) moving on when stuck (d) answering extra parts
7. 7.📄 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
8. 8.📄 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
9. 9.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) noting the marks (c) reading every question (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
10. 10.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
11. 11.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to finish faster (b) to copy answers (c) to look busy (d) to plan your time
13. 13.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) writing without reading (c) answering extra parts (d) circling key words
14. 14.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) skip the section (b) choose only four (c) answer all six (d) answer two
15. 15.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.📄 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
17. 17.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) moving on when stuck (c) watching others write (d) answering extra parts
18. 18.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
20. 20.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) noting the marks (c) writing without reading (d) moving on when stuck
22. 22.📄 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
23. 23.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) noting the marks (c) starting with a sure one (d) watching others write
24. 24.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or mark the easy questions? (a) read the instructions (b) mark the easy questions
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.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
27. 27.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) moving on when stuck (d) reading every question
28. 28.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
29. 29.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.📄 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
31. 31.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) starting with a sure one (c) watching others write (d) answering extra parts
33. 33.📄 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
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) circling key words (c) noting the marks (d) moving on when stuck
35. 35.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
38. 38.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) ignoring instructions (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) planning time per part
39. 39.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) reading every question (c) watching others write (d) panicking at a hard Q
40. 40.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start

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