Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 54 · 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.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) noting the marks (d) writing without reading
2. 2.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) write more pages (b) skip reading (c) finish early (d) answer what is asked
3. 3.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) reasons and how
4. 4.📄 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
5. 5.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) starting with a sure one (c) noting the marks (d) planning time per part
6. 6.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) moving on when stuck (c) ignoring instructions (d) panicking at a hard Q
8. 8.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
9. 9.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
10. 10.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) moving on when stuck (c) circling key words (d) panicking at a hard Q
12. 12.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
13. 13.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) short points
14. 14.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) watching others write (c) circling key words (d) answering extra parts
16. 16.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.📄 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
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) planning time per part (c) ignoring instructions (d) circling key words
20. 20.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) starting with a sure one (c) moving on when stuck (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) planning time per part (c) starting with a sure one (d) writing without reading
22. 22.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to look busy (b) to finish faster (c) to plan your time (d) to copy answers
23. 23.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to skip the rest (b) to bank sure marks (c) to finish early (d) to look clever
24. 24.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
27. 27.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
28. 28.📄 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
29. 29.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
30. 30.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) ignoring instructions (c) planning time per part (d) panicking at a hard Q
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) noting the marks (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) watching others write
32. 32.📄 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
33. 33.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
36. 36.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: answer known ones first or try the harder ones? (a) answer known ones first (b) try the harder ones
37. 37.📄 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
38. 38.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
39. 39.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer all six (b) answer two (c) choose only four (d) skip the section
40. 40.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False

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