Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 697 · 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 read the whole paper before you start? (a) to finish faster (b) to look busy (c) to plan your time (d) to copy answers
2. 2.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) watching others write (c) starting with a sure one (d) noting the marks
3. 3.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
5. 5.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) noting the marks (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) starting with a sure one
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) writing without reading (c) reading every question (d) planning time per part
7. 7.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
8. 8.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) stare at it for ages (b) move on, come back (c) leave the hall (d) give up the paper
10. 10.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
11. 11.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) circling key words (c) planning time per part (d) ignoring instructions
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) planning time per part (c) answering extra parts (d) moving on when stuck
13. 13.📄 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
14. 14.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
15. 15.📄 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
16. 16.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
17. 17.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) reading every question (c) noting the marks (d) circling key words
19. 19.📄 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
20. 20.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) answering extra parts (c) planning time per part (d) reading every question
21. 21.📄 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
22. 22.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
24. 24.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) watching others write (d) circling key words
25. 25.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) noting the marks (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) watching others write
26. 26.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) starting with a sure one (c) writing without reading (d) circling key words
29. 29.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
31. 31.📄 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
32. 32.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
33. 33.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
34. 34.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) planning time per part (c) writing without reading (d) ignoring instructions
35. 35.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
36. 36.📄 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
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) circling key words (c) ignoring instructions (d) answering extra parts
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) ignoring instructions (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) writing without reading
39. 39.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer two (b) answer all six (c) choose only four (d) skip the section
40. 40.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start

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