Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 50 · 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) stare at it for ages (b) leave the hall (c) give up the paper (d) move on, come back
2. 2.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) watching others write (c) planning time per part (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
3. 3.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) planning time per part (d) noting the marks
5. 5.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
6. 6.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) finish early (b) write more pages (c) answer what is asked (d) skip reading
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) ignoring instructions (c) writing without reading (d) moving on when stuck
8. 8.📄 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
9. 9.📄 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
10. 10.📄 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
11. 11.📄 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
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) circling key words (c) answering extra parts (d) noting the marks
13. 13.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
16. 16.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) circling key words (c) writing without reading (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
17. 17.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) ignoring instructions (d) writing without reading
18. 18.📄 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
19. 19.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) watching others write (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) planning time per part (c) reading every question (d) panicking at a hard Q
22. 22.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to look busy (b) to copy answers (c) to finish faster (d) to plan your time
23. 23.📄 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
24. 24.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) moving on when stuck (c) reading every question (d) noting the marks
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) planning time per part (c) reading every question (d) watching others write
27. 27.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
28. 28.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
30. 30.🔑 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
31. 31.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) noting the marks (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) reading every question
32. 32.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
33. 33.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) writing without reading (d) planning time per part
35. 35.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
36. 36.📄 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
37. 37.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
38. 38.🔑 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
39. 39.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
40. 40.📄 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

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