Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 480 · 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.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or read the whole paper? (a) read the instructions (b) read the whole paper
2. 2.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or read the instructions? (a) check your answers (b) read the instructions
3. 3.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) watching others write (c) planning time per part (d) starting with a sure one
4. 4.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to look busy (b) to copy answers (c) to plan your time (d) to finish faster
5. 5.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
6. 6.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) writing without reading (c) ignoring instructions (d) watching others write
7. 7.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer all six (b) answer two (c) skip the section (d) choose only four
8. 8.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
9. 9.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) answer what is asked (b) skip reading (c) finish early (d) write more pages
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) planning time per part (d) circling key words
11. 11.📄 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
12. 12.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) watching others write (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) planning time per part
14. 14.🔑 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
15. 15.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
16. 16.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) noting the marks (c) starting with a sure one (d) reading every question
17. 17.📄 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
18. 18.📄 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
19. 19.🔑 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) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
20. 20.📄 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
21. 21.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
22. 22.📄 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
23. 23.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
24. 24.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
26. 26.📄 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
27. 27.📄 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
28. 28.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: answer known ones first or check your answers? (a) answer known ones first (b) check your answers
30. 30.📄 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
31. 31.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) watching others write (c) answering extra parts (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
32. 32.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or try the harder ones? (a) read the instructions (b) try the harder ones
34. 34.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or mark the easy questions? (a) check your answers (b) mark the easy questions
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) answering extra parts (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
36. 36.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) planning time per part (c) writing without reading (d) noting the marks
38. 38.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) moving on when stuck (c) watching others write (d) answering extra parts
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) reading every question (c) answering extra parts (d) ignoring instructions
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) circling key words (c) planning time per part (d) moving on when stuck

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