Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 639 · 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 smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) writing without reading (c) ignoring instructions (d) reading every question
2. 2.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.📄 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
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) watching others write (c) noting the marks (d) starting with a sure one
5. 5.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) give up the paper (b) move on, come back (c) leave the hall (d) stare at it for ages
6. 6.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
7. 7.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
9. 9.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) answering extra parts (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) writing without reading
10. 10.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) starting with a sure one (c) moving on when stuck (d) ignoring instructions
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) starting with a sure one (c) circling key words (d) writing without reading
13. 13.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
14. 14.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) choose only four (b) skip the section (c) answer two (d) answer all six
15. 15.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
16. 16.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) noting the marks (c) reading every question (d) answering extra parts
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) ignoring instructions (d) starting with a sure one
18. 18.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
19. 19.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to bank sure marks (b) to skip the rest (c) to finish early (d) to look clever
21. 21.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or check your answers? (a) read the instructions (b) check your answers
22. 22.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or read the instructions? (a) read the whole paper (b) read the instructions
25. 25.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
26. 26.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
27. 27.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) reading every question (c) planning time per part (d) moving on when stuck
28. 28.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
29. 29.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) writing without reading (c) moving on when stuck (d) noting the marks
30. 30.🔑 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
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) reading every question (d) watching others write
32. 32.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to plan your time (b) to copy answers (c) to look busy (d) to finish faster
33. 33.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) write more pages (b) skip reading (c) answer what is asked (d) finish early
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) circling key words (c) reading every question (d) planning time per part
35. 35.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or mark the easy questions? (a) read the instructions (b) mark the easy questions
36. 36.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) short points
37. 37.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
38. 38.📄 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
39. 39.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
40. 40.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) moving on when stuck (d) writing without reading

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