Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 731 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) moving on when stuck (c) answering extra parts (d) watching others write
2. 2.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
3. 3.📄 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
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) planning time per part (c) writing without reading (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
5. 5.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
6. 6.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
7. 7.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) writing without reading (c) circling key words (d) watching others write
9. 9.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) short points
10. 10.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
11. 11.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) moving on when stuck (c) circling key words (d) writing without reading
12. 12.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) moving on when stuck (d) writing without reading
14. 14.📄 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
15. 15.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
16. 16.📄 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
17. 17.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) reading every question (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) watching others write
18. 18.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: try the harder ones or check your answers? (a) try the harder ones (b) check your answers
19. 19.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) planning time per part (c) noting the marks (d) panicking at a hard Q
21. 21.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
22. 22.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
23. 23.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) watching others write (c) answering extra parts (d) noting the marks
24. 24.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
25. 25.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) stare at it for ages (b) move on, come back (c) give up the paper (d) leave the hall
26. 26.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to skip the rest (b) to finish early (c) to bank sure marks (d) to look clever
27. 27.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or try the harder ones? (a) read the whole paper (b) try the harder ones
28. 28.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) answering extra parts (d) starting with a sure one
29. 29.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
30. 30.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) moving on when stuck (c) planning time per part (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) moving on when stuck (d) noting the marks
32. 32.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) reading every question (c) watching others write (d) circling key words
33. 33.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
34. 34.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) finish early (b) write more pages (c) skip reading (d) answer what is asked
36. 36.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) starting with a sure one (c) circling key words (d) panicking at a hard Q
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) ignoring instructions (c) noting the marks (d) planning time per part
39. 39.📄 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
40. 40.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or mark the easy questions? (a) check your answers (b) mark the easy questions

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