Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 76 · 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.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) noting the marks (c) reading every question (d) panicking at a hard Q
3. 3.📄 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
4. 4.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) write more pages (b) answer what is asked (c) finish early (d) skip reading
5. 5.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer two (b) answer all six (c) skip the section (d) choose only four
6. 6.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
7. 7.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to plan your time (b) to finish faster (c) to look busy (d) to copy answers
8. 8.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
9. 9.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) starting with a sure one (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) circling key words
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) moving on when stuck (c) watching others write (d) ignoring instructions
11. 11.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
12. 12.📄 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
13. 13.📄 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
14. 14.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
15. 15.📄 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
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) starting with a sure one (c) watching others write (d) moving on when stuck
17. 17.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) starting with a sure one (d) circling key words
20. 20.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) writing without reading (d) circling key words
23. 23.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) starting with a sure one (c) circling key words (d) writing without reading
24. 24.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) ignoring instructions (c) watching others write (d) moving on when stuck
25. 25.📄 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
26. 26.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) watching others write (c) answering extra parts (d) reading every question
28. 28.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) starting with a sure one (c) ignoring instructions (d) writing without reading
30. 30.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
31. 31.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
32. 32.📄 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
33. 33.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) writing without reading (d) answering extra parts
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) answering extra parts (c) circling key words (d) moving on when stuck
36. 36.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
37. 37.📄 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
38. 38.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to finish early (b) to look clever (c) to bank sure marks (d) to skip the rest
39. 39.📄 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
40. 40.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning

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