Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 414 · 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) writing without reading (b) reading every question (c) planning time per part (d) circling key words
2. 2.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) planning time per part (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) reading every question
3. 3.🔑 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) short points (d) the exact meaning
4. 4.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer all six (b) skip the section (c) answer two (d) choose only four
5. 5.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
6. 6.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.📄 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
8. 8.📄 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
9. 9.📄 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
10. 10.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
11. 11.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) moving on when stuck (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) reading every question (c) noting the marks (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) answering extra parts (c) reading every question (d) ignoring instructions
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) noting the marks (c) moving on when stuck (d) panicking at a hard Q
16. 16.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
17. 17.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or check your answers? (a) mark the easy questions (b) check your answers
18. 18.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
19. 19.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) moving on when stuck (c) noting the marks (d) answering extra parts
21. 21.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
22. 22.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
23. 23.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) stare at it for ages (b) leave the hall (c) give up the paper (d) move on, come back
24. 24.📄 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
25. 25.📄 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
26. 26.📄 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
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) answering extra parts (c) circling key words (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
28. 28.📄 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
29. 29.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
30. 30.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) reading every question (c) ignoring instructions (d) planning time per part
33. 33.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
34. 34.🔑 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
35. 35.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
36. 36.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or try the harder ones? (a) read the instructions (b) try the harder ones
37. 37.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
38. 38.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) ignoring instructions (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) noting the marks
39. 39.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) moving on when stuck
40. 40.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False

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