Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 59 · 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.📄 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
2. 2.📄 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
3. 3.📄 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
4. 4.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
5. 5.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) skip reading (b) answer what is asked (c) write more pages (d) finish early
6. 6.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
7. 7.📄 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
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) planning time per part (c) writing without reading (d) noting the marks
9. 9.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or try the harder ones? (a) read the instructions (b) try the harder ones
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) starting with a sure one (c) moving on when stuck (d) ignoring instructions
11. 11.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
12. 12.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) writing without reading (c) answering extra parts (d) reading every question
15. 15.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
16. 16.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
18. 18.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer two (b) answer all six (c) choose only four (d) skip the section
19. 19.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
20. 20.📄 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
21. 21.📄 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
22. 22.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) writing without reading (d) reading every question
23. 23.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
25. 25.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) noting the marks (c) circling key words (d) starting with a sure one
27. 27.📄 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
28. 28.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
29. 29.📄 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
30. 30.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) planning time per part (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) writing without reading
31. 31.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
32. 32.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or answer known ones first? (a) read the whole paper (b) answer known ones first
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) starting with a sure one (c) watching others write (d) planning time per part
34. 34.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
35. 35.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
36. 36.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) short points
37. 37.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) moving on when stuck (c) circling key words (d) reading every question
38. 38.📄 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
39. 39.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True

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