Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 78 · 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.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
2. 2.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) skip the section (b) choose only four (c) answer all six (d) answer two
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) starting with a sure one (c) answering extra parts (d) writing without reading
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) noting the marks (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) circling key words
5. 5.📄 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
6. 6.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to finish early (b) to skip the rest (c) to look clever (d) to bank sure marks
7. 7.🔑 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
8. 8.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
9. 9.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) stare at it for ages (b) leave the hall (c) move on, come back (d) give up the paper
10. 10.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) skip reading (b) answer what is asked (c) write more pages (d) finish early
11. 11.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) watching others write
12. 12.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) reading every question (d) planning time per part
13. 13.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or answer known ones first? (a) check your answers (b) answer known ones first
14. 14.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) ignoring instructions (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) moving on when stuck
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) circling key words (c) moving on when stuck (d) panicking at a hard Q
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) watching others write (c) answering extra parts (d) panicking at a hard Q
17. 17.📄 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
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) circling key words (c) noting the marks (d) ignoring instructions
19. 19.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
20. 20.📄 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
21. 21.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: try the harder ones or answer known ones first? (a) try the harder ones (b) answer known ones first
22. 22.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
23. 23.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
25. 25.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) writing without reading (c) reading every question (d) watching others write
27. 27.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
28. 28.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to finish faster (b) to copy answers (c) to look busy (d) to plan your time
29. 29.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) reasons and how
30. 30.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) noting the marks (d) reading every question
32. 32.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
33. 33.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
34. 34.📄 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
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) reading every question (c) noting the marks (d) writing without reading
36. 36.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) starting with a sure one (c) reading every question (d) moving on when stuck
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) planning time per part (c) reading every question (d) watching others write
38. 38.🔑 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
39. 39.📄 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
40. 40.📄 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

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