Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 495 · 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: try the harder ones or answer known ones first? (a) try the harder ones (b) answer known ones first
2. 2.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
4. 4.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
5. 5.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) answering extra parts (c) writing without reading (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
6. 6.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
7. 7.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to look busy (b) to finish faster (c) to copy answers (d) to plan your time
8. 8.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) circling key words (c) answering extra parts (d) writing without reading
9. 9.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) watching others write
10. 10.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) move on, come back (b) give up the paper (c) leave the hall (d) stare at it for ages
13. 13.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
15. 15.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or answer known ones first? (a) read the instructions (b) answer known ones first
16. 16.📄 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
17. 17.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
18. 18.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) reading every question (c) planning time per part (d) answering extra parts
19. 19.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to look clever (b) to skip the rest (c) to finish early (d) to bank sure marks
21. 21.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) starting with a sure one (c) reading every question (d) ignoring instructions
23. 23.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
24. 24.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) watching others write (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) noting the marks
26. 26.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
27. 27.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) reading every question (d) watching others write
29. 29.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) write more pages (b) answer what is asked (c) skip reading (d) finish early
30. 30.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) moving on when stuck (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) writing without reading
32. 32.📄 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
33. 33.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
34. 34.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer all six (b) skip the section (c) choose only four (d) answer two
35. 35.📄 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
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) noting the marks (c) planning time per part (d) panicking at a hard Q
37. 37.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) planning time per part (c) circling key words (d) starting with a sure one
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) noting the marks (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) reading every question
39. 39.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) moving on when stuck (c) planning time per part (d) answering extra parts

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