Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 612 · 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 of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) ignoring instructions (c) planning time per part (d) starting with a sure one
3. 3.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) skip the section (b) choose only four (c) answer all six (d) answer two
4. 4.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
5. 5.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
6. 6.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
7. 7.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) answering extra parts
8. 8.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) noting the marks (c) reading every question (d) panicking at a hard Q
9. 9.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to look clever (b) to skip the rest (c) to finish early (d) to bank sure marks
10. 10.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
11. 11.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) answering extra parts (d) noting the marks
12. 12.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
14. 14.📄 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
15. 15.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
16. 16.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
17. 17.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) circling key words (c) noting the marks (d) watching others write
18. 18.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) watching others write (d) answering extra parts
20. 20.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
21. 21.📄 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
22. 22.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
23. 23.📄 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
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) planning time per part (c) answering extra parts (d) moving on when stuck
25. 25.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) move on, come back (b) stare at it for ages (c) give up the paper (d) leave the hall
26. 26.📄 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
27. 27.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
28. 28.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) reading every question (c) moving on when stuck (d) writing without reading
30. 30.📄 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
31. 31.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) watching others write (c) circling key words (d) answering extra parts
32. 32.📄 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
33. 33.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
35. 35.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: try the harder ones or read the whole paper? (a) try the harder ones (b) read the whole paper
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) circling key words (c) starting with a sure one (d) moving on when stuck
37. 37.📄 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
38. 38.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or read the instructions? (a) check your answers (b) read the instructions
40. 40.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning

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