Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 592 · 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) circling key words (b) watching others write (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
2. 2.📄 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
3. 3.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
4. 4.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
6. 6.📄 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
7. 7.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
8. 8.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
9. 9.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to finish early (b) to bank sure marks (c) to skip the rest (d) to look clever
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) ignoring instructions (c) answering extra parts (d) planning time per part
11. 11.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) reading every question (c) watching others write (d) starting with a sure one
14. 14.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) stare at it for ages (b) give up the paper (c) leave the hall (d) move on, come back
15. 15.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
18. 18.📄 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
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) starting with a sure one (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) planning time per part
20. 20.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer two (b) skip the section (c) answer all six (d) choose only four
21. 21.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or answer known ones first? (a) read the instructions (b) answer known ones first
23. 23.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) noting the marks
24. 24.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or read the whole paper? (a) mark the easy questions (b) read the whole paper
25. 25.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) reading every question (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) writing without reading
27. 27.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to plan your time (b) to copy answers (c) to finish faster (d) to look busy
28. 28.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) noting the marks (c) writing without reading (d) reading every question
30. 30.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) answering extra parts (c) planning time per part (d) ignoring instructions
31. 31.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) skip reading (b) finish early (c) answer what is asked (d) write more pages
32. 32.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) circling key words (d) ignoring instructions
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) starting with a sure one (d) answering extra parts
34. 34.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or read the instructions? (a) check your answers (b) read the instructions
36. 36.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) starting with a sure one (c) ignoring instructions (d) watching others write
37. 37.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) noting the marks (c) circling key words (d) reading every question
38. 38.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.📄 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
40. 40.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True

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