Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 456 · 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) noting the marks (b) ignoring instructions (c) starting with a sure one (d) circling key words
2. 2.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to copy answers (b) to plan your time (c) to finish faster (d) to look busy
3. 3.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
4. 4.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
5. 5.📄 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
6. 6.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to finish early (b) to look clever (c) to bank sure marks (d) to skip the rest
8. 8.📄 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
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) writing without reading (c) starting with a sure one (d) reading every question
10. 10.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
11. 11.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) moving on when stuck (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) panicking at a hard Q
13. 13.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) answering extra parts (c) watching others write (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) answering extra parts (c) ignoring instructions (d) panicking at a hard Q
15. 15.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) writing without reading (c) ignoring instructions (d) watching others write
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) planning time per part (c) noting the marks (d) answering extra parts
17. 17.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) writing without reading (d) starting with a sure one
19. 19.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or try the harder ones? (a) read the whole paper (b) try the harder ones
20. 20.📄 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
21. 21.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) writing without reading (c) noting the marks (d) answering extra parts
23. 23.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
24. 24.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
25. 25.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
26. 26.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
27. 27.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
28. 28.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) short points
29. 29.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) stare at it for ages (c) move on, come back (d) give up the paper
30. 30.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
32. 32.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) ignoring instructions (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) writing without reading
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) answering extra parts (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) planning time per part
34. 34.📄 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
35. 35.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
36. 36.📄 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
37. 37.📄 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
38. 38.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: try the harder ones or read the whole paper? (a) try the harder ones (b) read the whole paper
39. 39.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) choose only four (b) answer two (c) answer all six (d) skip the section
40. 40.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start

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