Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 49 · 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: check your answers or try the harder ones? (a) check your answers (b) try the harder ones
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) reading every question (c) planning time per part (d) panicking at a hard Q
3. 3.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) reading every question (c) ignoring instructions (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
4. 4.📄 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
5. 5.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
6. 6.📄 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
7. 7.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
8. 8.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to finish faster (b) to look busy (c) to plan your time (d) to copy answers
9. 9.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
10. 10.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) reading every question (c) watching others write (d) planning time per part
12. 12.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) reading every question (c) writing without reading (d) starting with a sure one
14. 14.📄 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
15. 15.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) circling key words (c) ignoring instructions (d) panicking at a hard Q
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) writing without reading (c) watching others write (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
18. 18.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to bank sure marks (b) to look clever (c) to finish early (d) to skip the rest
19. 19.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or read the instructions? (a) check your answers (b) read the instructions
20. 20.📄 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
21. 21.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
22. 22.📄 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
23. 23.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
24. 24.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: try the harder ones or answer known ones first? (a) try the harder ones (b) answer known ones first
25. 25.📄 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
26. 26.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) planning time per part (c) writing without reading (d) ignoring instructions
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) watching others write (c) writing without reading (d) starting with a sure one
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) moving on when stuck (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) answering extra parts
29. 29.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
30. 30.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
31. 31.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) writing without reading (c) moving on when stuck (d) circling key words
32. 32.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔑 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
34. 34.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) give up the paper (b) move on, come back (c) stare at it for ages (d) leave the hall
36. 36.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
37. 37.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
38. 38.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer all six (b) choose only four (c) skip the section (d) answer two
39. 39.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) ignoring instructions (c) circling key words (d) moving on when stuck

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