Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 688 · 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.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) short points
2. 2.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) finish early (b) write more pages (c) answer what is asked (d) skip reading
3. 3.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) noting the marks (c) answering extra parts (d) circling key words
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) ignoring instructions (c) reading every question (d) starting with a sure one
5. 5.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
6. 6.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) move on, come back (b) give up the paper (c) stare at it for ages (d) leave the hall
7. 7.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: answer known ones first or read the instructions? (a) answer known ones first (b) read the instructions
8. 8.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or check your answers? (a) read the instructions (b) check your answers
10. 10.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) watching others write (c) writing without reading (d) moving on when stuck
11. 11.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) circling key words (c) writing without reading (d) moving on when stuck
13. 13.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
14. 14.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
15. 15.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
16. 16.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) answering extra parts (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) moving on when stuck (d) watching others write
19. 19.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
20. 20.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) reading every question (c) planning time per part (d) watching others write
21. 21.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) ignoring instructions (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) writing without reading
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) planning time per part (c) watching others write (d) panicking at a hard Q
24. 24.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) planning time per part (c) noting the marks (d) reading every question
25. 25.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
26. 26.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) reading every question (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) noting the marks
28. 28.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
29. 29.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
30. 30.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) circling key words (c) ignoring instructions (d) writing without reading
32. 32.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
33. 33.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) watching others write (d) circling key words
34. 34.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to finish faster (b) to plan your time (c) to look busy (d) to copy answers
35. 35.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.📄 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
37. 37.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or answer known ones first? (a) read the whole paper (b) answer known ones first
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) watching others write (c) ignoring instructions (d) writing without reading
39. 39.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
40. 40.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to finish early (b) to look clever (c) to bank sure marks (d) to skip the rest

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