Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 471 · 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.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
2. 2.📄 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
3. 3.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
4. 4.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) skip the section (b) choose only four (c) answer all six (d) answer two
6. 6.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
8. 8.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
9. 9.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) noting the marks (c) answering extra parts (d) reading every question
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) watching others write (c) circling key words (d) ignoring instructions
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) reading every question (c) ignoring instructions (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
13. 13.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to copy answers (b) to finish faster (c) to look busy (d) to plan your time
14. 14.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
15. 15.🔑 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
16. 16.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to skip the rest (b) to look clever (c) to finish early (d) to bank sure marks
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) circling key words (c) reading every question (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
18. 18.📄 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
19. 19.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
21. 21.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) starting with a sure one (c) writing without reading (d) noting the marks
22. 22.📄 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
23. 23.📄 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
24. 24.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
25. 25.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
26. 26.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) give up the paper (c) stare at it for ages (d) move on, come back
27. 27.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: answer known ones first or try the harder ones? (a) answer known ones first (b) try the harder ones
28. 28.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
31. 31.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) circling key words (c) watching others write (d) answering extra parts
32. 32.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
33. 33.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
34. 34.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) noting the marks (c) ignoring instructions (d) panicking at a hard Q
35. 35.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) reading every question (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) answering extra parts
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) moving on when stuck (c) planning time per part (d) reading every question
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) watching others write (d) writing without reading
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) reading every question (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) circling key words
39. 39.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.📄 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

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