Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 770 · 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? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
2. 2.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) watching others write (c) moving on when stuck (d) writing without reading
3. 3.📄 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
4. 4.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) reading every question (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) circling key words
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) ignoring instructions (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) moving on when stuck
6. 6.🔑 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
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) circling key words (c) writing without reading (d) reading every question
8. 8.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) short points
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) reading every question (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) planning time per part
10. 10.📄 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
11. 11.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer two (b) choose only four (c) answer all six (d) skip the section
12. 12.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) planning time per part (c) starting with a sure one (d) writing without reading
14. 14.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
15. 15.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to copy answers (b) to finish faster (c) to look busy (d) to plan your time
16. 16.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) answering extra parts (c) ignoring instructions (d) planning time per part
19. 19.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) ignoring instructions (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) watching others write
22. 22.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) answer what is asked (b) finish early (c) skip reading (d) write more pages
23. 23.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) writing without reading (d) starting with a sure one
24. 24.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
25. 25.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: answer known ones first or mark the easy questions? (a) answer known ones first (b) mark the easy questions
26. 26.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) watching others write (c) reading every question (d) noting the marks
27. 27.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to bank sure marks (b) to look clever (c) to finish early (d) to skip the rest
28. 28.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) ignoring instructions (c) watching others write (d) writing without reading
29. 29.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
32. 32.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) short points
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) ignoring instructions (c) reading every question (d) panicking at a hard Q
34. 34.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: try the harder ones or read the whole paper? (a) try the harder ones (b) read the whole paper
36. 36.📄 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
37. 37.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
38. 38.📄 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
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) reading every question (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) noting the marks
40. 40.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start

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