Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 512 · 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.📄 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
2. 2.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
3. 3.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) skip reading (b) answer what is asked (c) finish early (d) write more pages
4. 4.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
5. 5.📄 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
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) answering extra parts (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) planning time per part
7. 7.📄 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
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) ignoring instructions (c) circling key words (d) moving on when stuck
9. 9.📄 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
10. 10.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) circling key words (d) watching others write
11. 11.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) give up the paper (b) leave the hall (c) stare at it for ages (d) move on, come back
12. 12.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: try the harder ones or read the whole paper? (a) try the harder ones (b) read the whole paper
13. 13.📄 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
14. 14.📄 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
15. 15.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
16. 16.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
17. 17.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer two (b) skip the section (c) answer all six (d) choose only four
18. 18.📄 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
19. 19.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
20. 20.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) watching others write (c) moving on when stuck (d) answering extra parts
21. 21.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) moving on when stuck (c) circling key words (d) answering extra parts
22. 22.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to finish early (b) to look clever (c) to bank sure marks (d) to skip the rest
23. 23.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
24. 24.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) noting the marks (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) panicking at a hard Q
26. 26.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.📄 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
28. 28.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
29. 29.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) planning time per part (c) writing without reading (d) starting with a sure one
32. 32.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) circling key words (c) planning time per part (d) starting with a sure one
34. 34.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) moving on when stuck (d) noting the marks
35. 35.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) circling key words (c) noting the marks (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
36. 36.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
37. 37.📄 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
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) answering extra parts (c) noting the marks (d) circling key words
39. 39.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True

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