Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 532 · 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 finish early (b) to skip the rest (c) to bank sure marks (d) to look clever
2. 2.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) short points
3. 3.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
4. 4.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
5. 5.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) planning time per part (d) moving on when stuck
7. 7.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
8. 8.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) planning time per part (c) answering extra parts (d) circling key words
10. 10.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: try the harder ones or read the instructions? (a) try the harder ones (b) read the instructions
11. 11.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or answer known ones first? (a) mark the easy questions (b) answer known ones first
12. 12.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
13. 13.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) reasons and how
14. 14.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to copy answers (b) to look busy (c) to finish faster (d) to plan your time
15. 15.📄 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
16. 16.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
17. 17.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.📄 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
19. 19.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
20. 20.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer all six (b) skip the section (c) choose only four (d) answer two
21. 21.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) circling key words (c) answering extra parts (d) reading every question
24. 24.📄 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
25. 25.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
26. 26.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or read the instructions? (a) check your answers (b) read the instructions
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) writing without reading (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) noting the marks
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) answering extra parts (c) circling key words (d) ignoring instructions
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) planning time per part (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
30. 30.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) skip reading (b) finish early (c) write more pages (d) answer what is asked
31. 31.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
32. 32.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) watching others write (c) starting with a sure one (d) answering extra parts
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) moving on when stuck (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) reading every question
34. 34.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or check your answers? (a) read the instructions (b) check your answers
36. 36.📄 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
37. 37.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) writing without reading (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) reading every question
38. 38.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) moving on when stuck (c) watching others write (d) answering extra parts
40. 40.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) writing without reading (c) ignoring instructions (d) answering extra parts

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