Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

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

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