Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 514 · 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.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to look clever (b) to bank sure marks (c) to finish early (d) to skip the rest
2. 2.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) noting the marks (c) moving on when stuck (d) starting with a sure one
3. 3.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) planning time per part (c) ignoring instructions (d) reading every question
5. 5.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) circling key words (d) panicking at a hard Q
6. 6.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) answering extra parts (c) reading every question (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
7. 7.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
9. 9.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
10. 10.📄 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
11. 11.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) answering extra parts (c) circling key words (d) planning time per part
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) answering extra parts (c) ignoring instructions (d) planning time per part
14. 14.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) give up the paper (b) leave the hall (c) move on, come back (d) stare at it for ages
15. 15.📄 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
16. 16.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) noting the marks (c) reading every question (d) circling key words
17. 17.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to finish faster (b) to copy answers (c) to look busy (d) to plan your time
18. 18.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) moving on when stuck (c) starting with a sure one (d) writing without reading
20. 20.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
22. 22.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
23. 23.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) ignoring instructions (c) writing without reading (d) starting with a sure one
26. 26.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: answer known ones first or check your answers? (a) answer known ones first (b) check your answers
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) planning time per part (c) reading every question (d) watching others write
28. 28.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.📄 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
30. 30.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
31. 31.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
32. 32.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) moving on when stuck (c) noting the marks (d) reading every question
34. 34.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
35. 35.📄 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
36. 36.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) choose only four (b) answer all six (c) skip the section (d) answer two
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) ignoring instructions (c) reading every question (d) answering extra parts
38. 38.📄 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
39. 39.📄 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
40. 40.📄 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

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