Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 562 · 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.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
2. 2.📄 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
3. 3.📄 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
4. 4.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) moving on when stuck (c) noting the marks (d) reading every question
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) watching others write (c) planning time per part (d) writing without reading
6. 6.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to copy answers (b) to look busy (c) to plan your time (d) to finish faster
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) moving on when stuck (d) ignoring instructions
8. 8.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
9. 9.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) writing without reading (c) watching others write (d) planning time per part
10. 10.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
11. 11.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.📄 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
13. 13.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
14. 14.📄 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
15. 15.📄 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
16. 16.📄 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
17. 17.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) noting the marks (c) reading every question (d) panicking at a hard Q
19. 19.📄 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
20. 20.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) reasons and how
21. 21.📄 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
22. 22.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer all six (b) answer two (c) choose only four (d) skip the section
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) watching others write (c) noting the marks (d) reading every question
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) starting with a sure one (c) planning time per part (d) writing without reading
25. 25.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) moving on when stuck (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) watching others write
27. 27.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) planning time per part (c) circling key words (d) reading every question
28. 28.📄 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
29. 29.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) answering extra parts (c) ignoring instructions (d) circling key words
30. 30.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) reading every question (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) answering extra parts
31. 31.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
32. 32.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) write more pages (b) answer what is asked (c) finish early (d) skip reading
33. 33.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) short points
34. 34.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) planning time per part (c) circling key words (d) answering extra parts
36. 36.📄 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
37. 37.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to look clever (b) to skip the rest (c) to bank sure marks (d) to finish early
38. 38.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) ignoring instructions (c) writing without reading (d) circling key words

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