Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 474 · 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.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) answer what is asked (b) write more pages (c) skip reading (d) finish early
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) circling key words (d) writing without reading
3. 3.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
4. 4.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to skip the rest (b) to finish early (c) to look clever (d) to bank sure marks
5. 5.📄 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
6. 6.📄 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
7. 7.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer two (b) skip the section (c) choose only four (d) answer all six
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) planning time per part (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) writing without reading
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) ignoring instructions (c) noting the marks (d) watching others write
10. 10.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
11. 11.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) move on, come back (b) stare at it for ages (c) give up the paper (d) leave the hall
12. 12.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) reading every question (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) writing without reading
14. 14.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
15. 15.📄 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
16. 16.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) ignoring instructions (c) starting with a sure one (d) planning time per part
17. 17.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
18. 18.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) ignoring instructions (c) circling key words (d) answering extra parts
19. 19.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.📄 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
21. 21.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
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.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to copy answers (b) to finish faster (c) to plan your time (d) to look busy
24. 24.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: try the harder ones or mark the easy questions? (a) try the harder ones (b) mark the easy questions
25. 25.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
27. 27.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) moving on when stuck (c) noting the marks (d) starting with a sure one
28. 28.📄 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
29. 29.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) starting with a sure one (c) moving on when stuck (d) circling key words
30. 30.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) planning time per part (c) noting the marks (d) starting with a sure one
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) moving on when stuck (c) answering extra parts (d) panicking at a hard Q
35. 35.📄 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
36. 36.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) circling key words (c) moving on when stuck (d) reading every question
38. 38.📄 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
39. 39.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) noting the marks (c) moving on when stuck (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) noting the marks (c) ignoring instructions (d) planning time per part

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