Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 584 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) writing without reading (c) watching others write (d) reading every question
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) planning time per part (c) ignoring instructions (d) answering extra parts
3. 3.📄 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
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) reading every question (c) writing without reading (d) starting with a sure one
5. 5.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
6. 6.📄 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
7. 7.📄 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
8. 8.📄 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
9. 9.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) stare at it for ages (b) give up the paper (c) move on, come back (d) leave the hall
12. 12.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
14. 14.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) answering extra parts (c) noting the marks (d) panicking at a hard Q
15. 15.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
16. 16.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or mark the easy questions? (a) check your answers (b) mark the easy questions
17. 17.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to look busy (b) to plan your time (c) to finish faster (d) to copy answers
19. 19.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) answer what is asked (b) write more pages (c) skip reading (d) finish early
20. 20.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) writing without reading (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) reading every question
21. 21.📄 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
22. 22.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to look clever (b) to finish early (c) to skip the rest (d) to bank sure marks
23. 23.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) choose only four (b) answer all six (c) answer two (d) skip the section
24. 24.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
26. 26.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
27. 27.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
28. 28.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
29. 29.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) moving on when stuck (c) noting the marks (d) answering extra parts
30. 30.🔑 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
31. 31.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or read the instructions? (a) mark the easy questions (b) read the instructions
32. 32.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) moving on when stuck (c) answering extra parts (d) ignoring instructions
34. 34.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or read the whole paper? (a) read the instructions (b) read the whole paper
35. 35.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) moving on when stuck (c) noting the marks (d) ignoring instructions
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) circling key words (c) answering extra parts (d) reading every question
37. 37.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) reasons and how
38. 38.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
39. 39.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False

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