Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 70 · 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: moving on when stuck? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
2. 2.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
3. 3.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: answer known ones first or check your answers? (a) answer known ones first (b) check your answers
5. 5.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) circling key words (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) watching others write
6. 6.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) starting with a sure one (c) planning time per part (d) moving on when stuck
7. 7.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) circling key words (c) planning time per part (d) writing without reading
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) noting the marks (c) answering extra parts (d) circling key words
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) ignoring instructions (c) watching others write (d) writing without reading
11. 11.📄 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
12. 12.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
13. 13.📄 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
14. 14.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) moving on when stuck (c) ignoring instructions (d) planning time per part
15. 15.📄 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
16. 16.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) circling key words (c) moving on when stuck (d) reading every question
19. 19.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) starting with a sure one (c) ignoring instructions (d) panicking at a hard Q
20. 20.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.📄 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
22. 22.🔑 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
23. 23.📄 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
24. 24.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
25. 25.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) ignoring instructions (c) writing without reading (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
27. 27.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) watching others write (c) answering extra parts (d) panicking at a hard Q
28. 28.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
29. 29.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
30. 30.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) ignoring instructions (d) moving on when stuck
32. 32.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
33. 33.📄 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
34. 34.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer two (b) answer all six (c) skip the section (d) choose only four
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) circling key words (c) watching others write (d) planning time per part
37. 37.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
39. 39.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.📄 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

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