Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 507 · 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.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) watching others write (c) ignoring instructions (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
3. 3.📄 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
4. 4.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
5. 5.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) watching others write (c) starting with a sure one (d) reading every question
6. 6.📄 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
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) planning time per part (c) circling key words (d) ignoring instructions
8. 8.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) noting the marks (c) planning time per part (d) writing without reading
10. 10.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) watching others write (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) starting with a sure one
11. 11.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) writing without reading (c) moving on when stuck (d) reading every question
12. 12.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or answer known ones first? (a) read the whole paper (b) answer known ones first
13. 13.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
14. 14.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or read the whole paper? (a) mark the easy questions (b) read the whole paper
15. 15.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or try the harder ones? (a) read the whole paper (b) try the harder ones
16. 16.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) skip reading (b) write more pages (c) answer what is asked (d) finish early
17. 17.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
18. 18.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) moving on when stuck (c) ignoring instructions (d) watching others write
19. 19.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) circling key words (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) planning time per part
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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) ignoring instructions (d) watching others write
25. 25.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or mark the easy questions? (a) read the whole paper (b) mark the easy questions
26. 26.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) ignoring instructions (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) reading every question
29. 29.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or read the instructions? (a) check your answers (b) read the instructions
30. 30.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔑 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
32. 32.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
33. 33.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
34. 34.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) give up the paper (b) stare at it for ages (c) move on, come back (d) leave the hall
35. 35.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
36. 36.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
37. 37.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to bank sure marks (b) to skip the rest (c) to finish early (d) to look clever
39. 39.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) reading every question (d) writing without reading

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