Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 511 · 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: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) noting the marks (c) reading every question (d) answering extra parts
3. 3.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) ignoring instructions (c) writing without reading (d) answering extra parts
5. 5.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) circling key words (c) moving on when stuck (d) watching others write
7. 7.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
8. 8.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) stare at it for ages (b) give up the paper (c) leave the hall (d) move on, come back
10. 10.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer all six (b) choose only four (c) answer two (d) skip the section
11. 11.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) starting with a sure one (c) answering extra parts (d) planning time per part
12. 12.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) ignoring instructions (c) planning time per part (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
13. 13.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) ignoring instructions (c) starting with a sure one (d) watching others write
14. 14.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) write more pages (b) skip reading (c) finish early (d) answer what is asked
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) reading every question (c) noting the marks (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
16. 16.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to copy answers (b) to plan your time (c) to finish faster (d) to look busy
17. 17.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
18. 18.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or check your answers? (a) mark the easy questions (b) check your answers
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) noting the marks (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) planning time per part
20. 20.📄 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
21. 21.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) noting the marks (c) planning time per part (d) ignoring instructions
23. 23.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
24. 24.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
25. 25.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to skip the rest (b) to finish early (c) to bank sure marks (d) to look clever
26. 26.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) planning time per part (c) watching others write (d) writing without reading
28. 28.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
29. 29.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
31. 31.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or read the instructions? (a) check your answers (b) read the instructions
32. 32.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
34. 34.📄 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
35. 35.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
37. 37.📄 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
38. 38.📄 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
39. 39.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) short points

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