Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 466 · 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) noting the marks (b) planning time per part (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) starting with a sure one
2. 2.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to look busy (b) to finish faster (c) to plan your time (d) to copy answers
3. 3.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
4. 4.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
5. 5.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
6. 6.📄 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
7. 7.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
8. 8.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) answering extra parts (c) planning time per part (d) starting with a sure one
11. 11.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) reading every question (c) watching others write (d) circling key words
12. 12.📄 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
13. 13.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.📄 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
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) ignoring instructions (c) watching others write (d) answering extra parts
16. 16.📄 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
17. 17.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) circling key words (c) reading every question (d) panicking at a hard Q
18. 18.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) circling key words (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) reading every question
20. 20.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
21. 21.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or check your answers? (a) read the instructions (b) check your answers
23. 23.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
24. 24.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
25. 25.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) writing without reading (c) moving on when stuck (d) watching others write
26. 26.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) reading every question (c) writing without reading (d) noting the marks
27. 27.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
28. 28.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to bank sure marks (b) to look clever (c) to skip the rest (d) to finish early
29. 29.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
30. 30.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
31. 31.📄 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
32. 32.📄 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
33. 33.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) reading every question (c) circling key words (d) answering extra parts
34. 34.📄 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
35. 35.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
37. 37.📄 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
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) planning time per part (c) starting with a sure one (d) moving on when stuck
39. 39.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) ignoring instructions (c) writing without reading (d) moving on when stuck

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