Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 515 · 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: moving on when stuck? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
2. 2.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) finish early (b) answer what is asked (c) write more pages (d) skip reading
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) writing without reading (c) reading every question (d) circling key words
4. 4.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
5. 5.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) answering extra parts (d) planning time per part
6. 6.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.📄 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
8. 8.📄 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
9. 9.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) skip the section (b) answer all six (c) choose only four (d) answer two
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) moving on when stuck (d) noting the marks
11. 11.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
14. 14.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
15. 15.📄 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
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.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) noting the marks (c) watching others write (d) ignoring instructions
19. 19.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to bank sure marks (b) to skip the rest (c) to look clever (d) to finish early
20. 20.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) answering extra parts (c) noting the marks (d) starting with a sure one
21. 21.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
22. 22.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
23. 23.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or try the harder ones? (a) mark the easy questions (b) try the harder ones
24. 24.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) starting with a sure one (c) planning time per part (d) moving on when stuck
26. 26.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
27. 27.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
28. 28.📄 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
29. 29.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) short points
30. 30.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) circling key words (c) starting with a sure one (d) planning time per part
31. 31.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
32. 32.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) writing without reading (c) ignoring instructions (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
34. 34.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) writing without reading (c) reading every question (d) watching others write
35. 35.📄 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
36. 36.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
38. 38.📄 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
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) watching others write (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) circling key words
40. 40.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False

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