Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 644 · 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: check your answers or try the harder ones? (a) check your answers (b) try the harder ones
2. 2.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
3. 3.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) moving on when stuck (c) ignoring instructions (d) answering extra parts
5. 5.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) writing without reading (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
7. 7.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
8. 8.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) finish early (b) skip reading (c) write more pages (d) answer what is asked
10. 10.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to copy answers (b) to look busy (c) to plan your time (d) to finish faster
11. 11.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
12. 12.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) watching others write (c) ignoring instructions (d) writing without reading
13. 13.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.📄 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
15. 15.📄 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
16. 16.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) give up the paper (c) move on, come back (d) stare at it for ages
17. 17.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) reading every question (c) ignoring instructions (d) watching others write
18. 18.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
19. 19.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.📄 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
21. 21.📄 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
22. 22.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
23. 23.📄 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
24. 24.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) reading every question (c) watching others write (d) ignoring instructions
27. 27.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) skip the section (b) answer all six (c) choose only four (d) answer two
28. 28.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) circling key words (c) starting with a sure one (d) reading every question
29. 29.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) watching others write (c) noting the marks (d) writing without reading
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: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
35. 35.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
37. 37.📄 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
38. 38.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) starting with a sure one (c) moving on when stuck (d) watching others write
40. 40.📄 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

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