Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 717 · 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: noting the marks? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
2. 2.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or read the instructions? (a) check your answers (b) read the instructions
3. 3.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) watching others write (c) noting the marks (d) moving on when stuck
5. 5.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or try the harder ones? (a) read the instructions (b) try the harder ones
6. 6.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) ignoring instructions (c) watching others write (d) noting the marks
7. 7.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to finish faster (b) to copy answers (c) to plan your time (d) to look busy
8. 8.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) moving on when stuck (d) ignoring instructions
9. 9.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
10. 10.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
11. 11.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) finish early (b) skip reading (c) answer what is asked (d) write more pages
12. 12.📄 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
13. 13.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
15. 15.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
16. 16.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) short points
19. 19.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
20. 20.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) answering extra parts (c) noting the marks (d) starting with a sure one
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) writing without reading (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) moving on when stuck
22. 22.📄 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
23. 23.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
25. 25.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to finish early (b) to look clever (c) to skip the rest (d) to bank sure marks
26. 26.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) starting with a sure one (c) ignoring instructions (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
28. 28.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or read the whole paper? (a) check your answers (b) read the whole paper
29. 29.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.📄 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
32. 32.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or check your answers? (a) read the instructions (b) check your answers
33. 33.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
34. 34.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or try the harder ones? (a) mark the easy questions (b) try the harder ones
35. 35.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer all six (b) answer two (c) skip the section (d) choose only four
36. 36.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) ignoring instructions (c) noting the marks (d) circling key words
38. 38.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
39. 39.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.📄 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

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