Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 649 · 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.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to skip the rest (b) to bank sure marks (c) to finish early (d) to look clever
2. 2.📄 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
3. 3.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) planning time per part (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) panicking at a hard Q
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: watching others write? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
7. 7.🔑 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
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) watching others write (c) answering extra parts (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
9. 9.📄 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
10. 10.📄 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
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) reading every question (c) noting the marks (d) writing without reading
12. 12.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or try the harder ones? (a) mark the easy questions (b) try the harder ones
14. 14.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
15. 15.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or read the instructions? (a) mark the easy questions (b) read the instructions
16. 16.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.📄 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
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) short points (d) the exact meaning
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) watching others write (d) noting the marks
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) planning time per part (c) reading every question (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
21. 21.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
22. 22.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) give up the paper (b) stare at it for ages (c) leave the hall (d) move on, come back
23. 23.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or mark the easy questions? (a) read the whole paper (b) mark the easy questions
24. 24.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) finish early (b) answer what is asked (c) write more pages (d) skip reading
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) writing without reading (c) answering extra parts (d) moving on when stuck
26. 26.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
27. 27.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) reasons and how
28. 28.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.📄 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
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) noting the marks (c) reading every question (d) ignoring instructions
31. 31.📄 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
32. 32.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
33. 33.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
34. 34.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) planning time per part (c) noting the marks (d) circling key words
35. 35.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or check your answers? (a) read the instructions (b) check your answers
36. 36.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
37. 37.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: try the harder ones or read the instructions? (a) try the harder ones (b) read the instructions
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) answering extra parts (c) watching others write (d) starting with a sure one
40. 40.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) the exact meaning

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