Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 572 · 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 poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) writing without reading (c) planning time per part (d) reading every question
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) ignoring instructions (c) answering extra parts (d) planning time per part
3. 3.📄 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
4. 4.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) moving on when stuck (d) writing without reading
5. 5.📄 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
6. 6.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) reading every question (c) noting the marks (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
7. 7.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
8. 8.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
9. 9.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or check your answers? (a) mark the easy questions (b) check your answers
10. 10.📄 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
11. 11.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) ignoring instructions (c) watching others write (d) starting with a sure one
13. 13.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to bank sure marks (b) to finish early (c) to look clever (d) to skip the rest
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) reading every question (c) ignoring instructions (d) planning time per part
15. 15.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
16. 16.🔑 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
17. 17.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) reasons and how
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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) circling key words (c) moving on when stuck (d) panicking at a hard Q
20. 20.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) planning time per part (c) noting the marks (d) ignoring instructions
21. 21.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) writing without reading (c) starting with a sure one (d) panicking at a hard Q
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) moving on when stuck (c) planning time per part (d) noting the marks
24. 24.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) reading every question (c) ignoring instructions (d) writing without reading
26. 26.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or check your answers? (a) read the whole paper (b) check your answers
28. 28.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) skip reading (b) finish early (c) answer what is asked (d) write more pages
29. 29.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
30. 30.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to look busy (b) to copy answers (c) to finish faster (d) to plan your time
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) planning time per part (c) reading every question (d) starting with a sure one
32. 32.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
33. 33.📄 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
34. 34.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for reasons and how. (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.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer all six (b) answer two (c) choose only four (d) skip the section
37. 37.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
38. 38.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) noting the marks (c) answering extra parts (d) ignoring instructions
40. 40.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start

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