Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 51 · 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.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) answering extra parts (c) writing without reading (d) noting the marks
3. 3.📄 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
4. 4.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) finish early (b) answer what is asked (c) write more pages (d) skip reading
5. 5.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) starting with a sure one (d) noting the marks
6. 6.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to look clever (b) to skip the rest (c) to bank sure marks (d) to finish early
7. 7.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (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 copy answers (d) to plan your time
9. 9.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
10. 10.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
12. 12.📄 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
13. 13.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) planning time per part (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) writing without reading
15. 15.📄 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
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: answering extra parts? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
18. 18.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) moving on when stuck (d) writing without reading
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) reading every question (d) watching others write
21. 21.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
23. 23.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) starting with a sure one (d) writing without reading
24. 24.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) planning time per part (c) writing without reading (d) noting the marks
25. 25.🔑 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
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) circling key words (c) moving on when stuck (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
27. 27.📄 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
28. 28.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
29. 29.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
30. 30.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
31. 31.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
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.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) choose only four (b) answer all six (c) skip the section (d) answer two
34. 34.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) answering extra parts (c) noting the marks (d) reading every question
36. 36.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
37. 37.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: answer known ones first or read the whole paper? (a) answer known ones first (b) read the whole paper
38. 38.📄 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
39. 39.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) noting the marks (c) starting with a sure one (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
40. 40.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or read the whole paper? (a) check your answers (b) read the whole paper

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