Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 665 · 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: read the instructions or mark the easy questions? (a) read the instructions (b) mark the easy questions
2. 2.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) stare at it for ages (c) move on, come back (d) give up the paper
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) ignoring instructions (c) noting the marks (d) writing without reading
4. 4.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
5. 5.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) starting with a sure one (c) ignoring instructions (d) watching others write
7. 7.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
9. 9.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
10. 10.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) finish early (b) write more pages (c) answer what is asked (d) skip reading
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) planning time per part (d) starting with a sure one
12. 12.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
13. 13.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
14. 14.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer two (b) choose only four (c) answer all six (d) skip the section
16. 16.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
17. 17.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or mark the easy questions? (a) check your answers (b) mark the easy questions
18. 18.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
19. 19.📄 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
20. 20.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
22. 22.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.📄 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
24. 24.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to look busy (b) to finish faster (c) to plan your time (d) to copy answers
25. 25.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) circling key words (c) starting with a sure one (d) writing without reading
26. 26.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) short points
27. 27.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) reading every question (c) noting the marks (d) writing without reading
29. 29.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
30. 30.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) ignoring instructions (c) noting the marks (d) panicking at a hard Q
31. 31.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to finish early (b) to look clever (c) to skip the rest (d) to bank sure marks
32. 32.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) answering extra parts (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) writing without reading
34. 34.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) reading every question (c) starting with a sure one (d) moving on when stuck
36. 36.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
37. 37.📄 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
38. 38.📄 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
39. 39.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
40. 40.📄 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

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