Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 782 · 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: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) finish early (b) write more pages (c) skip reading (d) answer what is asked
3. 3.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) writing without reading (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
5. 5.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or mark the easy questions? (a) check your answers (b) mark the easy questions
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) circling key words (c) planning time per part (d) noting the marks
7. 7.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) watching others write (c) starting with a sure one (d) panicking at a hard Q
9. 9.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) give up the paper (c) stare at it for ages (d) move on, come back
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) writing without reading (c) answering extra parts (d) noting the marks
11. 11.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) reading every question (c) ignoring instructions (d) writing without reading
12. 12.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or read the whole paper? (a) mark the easy questions (b) read the whole paper
13. 13.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or answer known ones first? (a) read the whole paper (b) answer known ones first
14. 14.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) circling key words (d) writing without reading
15. 15.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to skip the rest (b) to look clever (c) to finish early (d) to bank sure marks
16. 16.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) short points
18. 18.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) noting the marks (c) reading every question (d) panicking at a hard Q
19. 19.📄 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
20. 20.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
21. 21.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to copy answers (b) to look busy (c) to finish faster (d) to plan your time
22. 22.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.📄 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
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) circling key words (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) starting with a sure one
26. 26.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) writing without reading (c) starting with a sure one (d) circling key words
27. 27.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) planning time per part (c) answering extra parts (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
28. 28.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
29. 29.📄 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
30. 30.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
31. 31.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
32. 32.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or read the whole paper? (a) check your answers (b) read the whole paper
33. 33.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
34. 34.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
35. 35.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
36. 36.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔑 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) the exact meaning (d) short points
38. 38.📄 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
39. 39.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer all six (b) answer two (c) choose only four (d) skip the section
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) starting with a sure one (c) reading every question (d) panicking at a hard Q

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