Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 671 · 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.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
2. 2.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: answer known ones first or try the harder ones? (a) answer known ones first (b) try the harder ones
3. 3.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) ignoring instructions (c) watching others write (d) panicking at a hard Q
4. 4.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) ignoring instructions (c) circling key words (d) noting the marks
6. 6.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) watching others write (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) watching others write (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) moving on when stuck
8. 8.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to skip the rest (b) to finish early (c) to look clever (d) to bank sure marks
9. 9.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer all six (b) choose only four (c) answer two (d) skip the section
10. 10.📄 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
11. 11.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) planning time per part (c) reading every question (d) watching others write
12. 12.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) noting the marks (d) starting with a sure one
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) noting the marks (c) moving on when stuck (d) answering extra parts
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) reading every question (c) writing without reading (d) circling key words
16. 16.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
17. 17.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) noting the marks (c) answering extra parts (d) moving on when stuck
18. 18.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) move on, come back (b) give up the paper (c) leave the hall (d) stare at it for ages
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) watching others write (c) planning time per part (d) writing without reading
21. 21.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
22. 22.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
24. 24.📄 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
25. 25.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) moving on when stuck (c) reading every question (d) ignoring instructions
28. 28.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) finish early (b) answer what is asked (c) skip reading (d) write more pages
29. 29.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
31. 31.📄 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
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) reading every question (d) planning time per part
33. 33.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
34. 34.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
36. 36.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
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.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) how they differ or match

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