Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 403 · 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 of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) circling key words (c) moving on when stuck (d) starting with a sure one
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) circling key words (d) writing without reading
3. 3.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
4. 4.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) ignoring instructions (c) starting with a sure one (d) writing without reading
5. 5.📄 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
6. 6.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) skip reading (b) finish early (c) answer what is asked (d) write more pages
7. 7.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) starting with a sure one (c) ignoring instructions (d) noting the marks
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) writing without reading (c) reading every question (d) panicking at a hard Q
9. 9.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
10. 10.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) skip the section (b) answer all six (c) answer two (d) choose only four
11. 11.📄 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
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) planning time per part (c) circling key words (d) writing without reading
13. 13.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) give up the paper (b) leave the hall (c) move on, come back (d) stare at it for ages
14. 14.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
15. 15.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
16. 16.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) planning time per part (c) reading every question (d) answering extra parts
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) circling key words (c) planning time per part (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
18. 18.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
20. 20.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) watching others write (c) reading every question (d) circling key words
21. 21.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) watching others write (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) planning time per part
23. 23.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
24. 24.📄 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
25. 25.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or answer known ones first? (a) read the instructions (b) answer known ones first
26. 26.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.📄 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
28. 28.📄 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
29. 29.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to finish faster (b) to look busy (c) to copy answers (d) to plan your time
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) answering extra parts (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) moving on when stuck
31. 31.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
33. 33.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
34. 34.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.📄 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
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) circling key words (d) noting the marks
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: starting with a sure one? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
40. 40.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or read the whole paper? (a) check your answers (b) read the whole paper

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