Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 763 · 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 of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) starting with a sure one (c) watching others write (d) planning time per part
2. 2.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to bank sure marks (b) to look clever (c) to skip the rest (d) to finish early
3. 3.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) starting with a sure one (c) answering extra parts (d) circling key words
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) reading every question (c) circling key words (d) moving on when stuck
5. 5.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
6. 6.📄 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
7. 7.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
8. 8.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
10. 10.📄 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
11. 11.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
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.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) reading every question (c) answering extra parts (d) ignoring instructions
15. 15.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
16. 16.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) reading every question (c) moving on when stuck (d) ignoring instructions
18. 18.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
19. 19.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
20. 20.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
21. 21.📄 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
22. 22.📄 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
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) noting the marks
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) moving on when stuck (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) reading every question (c) moving on when stuck (d) watching others write
26. 26.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) circling key words (c) reading every question (d) starting with a sure one
27. 27.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) noting the marks (c) watching others write (d) ignoring instructions
28. 28.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
29. 29.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
30. 30.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) answering extra parts (c) reading every question (d) starting with a sure one
32. 32.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
34. 34.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) ignoring instructions (c) circling key words (d) panicking at a hard Q
35. 35.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.📄 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
37. 37.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
38. 38.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
39. 39.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
40. 40.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) the exact meaning

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