Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 693 · 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.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) watching others write (c) ignoring instructions (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
2. 2.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
3. 3.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to bank sure marks (b) to look clever (c) to finish early (d) to skip the rest
4. 4.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: try the harder ones or mark the easy questions? (a) try the harder ones (b) mark the easy questions
5. 5.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) give up the paper (b) stare at it for ages (c) move on, come back (d) leave the hall
6. 6.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or answer known ones first? (a) check your answers (b) answer known ones first
7. 7.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) starting with a sure one (c) writing without reading (d) answering extra parts
8. 8.📄 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
9. 9.📄 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
10. 10.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
11. 11.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
12. 12.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) finish early (b) write more pages (c) skip reading (d) answer what is asked
13. 13.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) circling key words (c) answering extra parts (d) reading every question
15. 15.📄 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
16. 16.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
17. 17.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
18. 18.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) noting the marks (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) moving on when stuck
21. 21.🔑 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
22. 22.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
24. 24.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) noting the marks (c) moving on when stuck (d) circling key words
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) ignoring instructions (c) circling key words (d) reading every question
26. 26.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
27. 27.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to finish faster (b) to look busy (c) to plan your time (d) to copy answers
28. 28.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer all six (b) answer two (c) skip the section (d) choose only four
29. 29.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
30. 30.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
31. 31.📄 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
32. 32.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) writing without reading (c) circling key words (d) noting the marks
34. 34.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) moving on when stuck (c) planning time per part (d) reading every question
35. 35.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
36. 36.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) reading every question (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) ignoring instructions
38. 38.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) writing without reading (c) watching others write (d) starting with a sure one
40. 40.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) planning time per part (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) answering extra parts

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