Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 761 · 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.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) circling key words (c) answering extra parts (d) moving on when stuck
3. 3.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
4. 4.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
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.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) answering extra parts (c) planning time per part (d) panicking at a hard Q
7. 7.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) answering extra parts (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) watching others write
9. 9.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) circling key words (c) ignoring instructions (d) noting the marks
10. 10.🔑 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
11. 11.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to copy answers (b) to look busy (c) to plan your time (d) to finish faster
12. 12.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
13. 13.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to look clever (b) to bank sure marks (c) to skip the rest (d) to finish early
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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) reading every question (c) watching others write (d) moving on when stuck
16. 16.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
17. 17.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or check your answers? (a) read the whole paper (b) check your answers
18. 18.📄 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
19. 19.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) stare at it for ages (b) give up the paper (c) leave the hall (d) move on, come back
20. 20.📄 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
21. 21.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
22. 22.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) reasons and how
23. 23.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) circling key words (c) reading every question (d) moving on when stuck
25. 25.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.📄 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
27. 27.📄 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
28. 28.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
29. 29.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) write more pages (b) skip reading (c) answer what is asked (d) finish early
30. 30.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) moving on when stuck (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) watching others write
32. 32.📄 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
33. 33.📄 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
34. 34.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) writing without reading (c) reading every question (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
35. 35.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) answering extra parts (d) ignoring instructions
37. 37.📄 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
38. 38.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
39. 39.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) noting the marks (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) reading every question

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