Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 754 · 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) ignoring instructions (b) answering extra parts (c) starting with a sure one (d) writing without reading
2. 2.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) watching others write (d) reading every question
3. 3.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to skip the rest (b) to look clever (c) to bank sure marks (d) to finish early
4. 4.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or read the whole paper? (a) read the instructions (b) read the whole paper
5. 5.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) write more pages (b) skip reading (c) finish early (d) answer what is asked
6. 6.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
10. 10.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) planning time per part (c) writing without reading (d) reading every question
12. 12.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) circling key words (c) watching others write (d) noting the marks
13. 13.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to look busy (b) to finish faster (c) to copy answers (d) to plan your time
14. 14.📄 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
15. 15.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: answer known ones first or try the harder ones? (a) answer known ones first (b) try the harder ones
16. 16.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) move on, come back (b) stare at it for ages (c) give up the paper (d) leave the hall
17. 17.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) answering extra parts (c) watching others write (d) ignoring instructions
20. 20.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
21. 21.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
22. 22.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
23. 23.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) noting the marks (c) circling key words (d) planning time per part
24. 24.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or read the instructions? (a) read the whole paper (b) read the instructions
25. 25.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) watching others write (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
26. 26.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
27. 27.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) skip the section (b) answer two (c) choose only four (d) answer all six
28. 28.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
29. 29.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) noting the marks (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) ignoring instructions
31. 31.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or check your answers? (a) read the instructions (b) check your answers
32. 32.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or check your answers? (a) mark the easy questions (b) check your answers
33. 33.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) ignoring instructions (d) planning time per part
34. 34.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
35. 35.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
36. 36.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
37. 37.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or answer known ones first? (a) read the instructions (b) answer known ones first
38. 38.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) noting the marks (c) starting with a sure one (d) moving on when stuck
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) reading every question (c) planning time per part (d) noting the marks

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