Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 483 · 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.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) give up the paper (b) move on, come back (c) leave the hall (d) stare at it for ages
2. 2.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to finish early (b) to skip the rest (c) to bank sure marks (d) to look clever
3. 3.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
4. 4.📄 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
5. 5.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or answer known ones first? (a) check your answers (b) answer known ones first
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.📄 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
8. 8.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
9. 9.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
11. 11.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) noting the marks (d) planning time per part
12. 12.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) answering extra parts (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) ignoring instructions
15. 15.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) starting with a sure one (d) reading every question
17. 17.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) reading every question (c) starting with a sure one (d) circling key words
19. 19.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) reasons and how
20. 20.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
21. 21.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
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.🔑 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
26. 26.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) write more pages (b) finish early (c) answer what is asked (d) skip reading
27. 27.📄 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
28. 28.📄 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
29. 29.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
30. 30.📄 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
31. 31.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) circling key words (c) ignoring instructions (d) moving on when stuck
33. 33.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: answer known ones first or read the instructions? (a) answer known ones first (b) read the instructions
34. 34.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) reading every question (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) answering extra parts
35. 35.📄 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
36. 36.📄 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
37. 37.📄 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
38. 38.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
39. 39.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) ignoring instructions (c) noting the marks (d) panicking at a hard Q

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