Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 435 · 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 smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) moving on when stuck (c) answering extra parts (d) panicking at a hard Q
2. 2.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer two (b) choose only four (c) answer all six (d) skip the section
3. 3.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
4. 4.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.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) starting with a sure one
6. 6.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or answer known ones first? (a) read the whole paper (b) answer known ones first
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) writing without reading (c) reading every question (d) answering extra parts
9. 9.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) moving on when stuck (c) reading every question (d) noting the marks
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.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) noting the marks (c) reading every question (d) moving on when stuck
14. 14.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) noting the marks (c) ignoring instructions (d) reading every question
15. 15.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) answering extra parts (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) starting with a sure one
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) ignoring instructions (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) circling key words
18. 18.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or answer known ones first? (a) mark the easy questions (b) answer known ones first
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) watching others write (d) panicking at a hard Q
20. 20.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) skip reading (b) answer what is asked (c) finish early (d) write more pages
25. 25.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
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: planning time per part? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
28. 28.📄 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
29. 29.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) reasons and how
30. 30.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) circling key words (c) writing without reading (d) planning time per part
32. 32.📄 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
33. 33.📄 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
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) circling key words (c) noting the marks (d) panicking at a hard Q
35. 35.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) moving on when stuck (c) ignoring instructions (d) panicking at a hard Q
37. 37.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
38. 38.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
39. 39.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) circling key words (c) watching others write (d) reading every question

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