Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 787 · 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 smart start (b) a poor start
2. 2.📄 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
3. 3.📄 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
4. 4.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or check your answers? (a) mark the easy questions (b) check your answers
5. 5.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
6. 6.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) skip the section (b) answer all six (c) choose only four (d) answer two
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) starting with a sure one (d) answering extra parts
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) ignoring instructions (c) answering extra parts (d) moving on when stuck
9. 9.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) answering extra parts (c) ignoring instructions (d) writing without reading
10. 10.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to look clever (b) to finish early (c) to skip the rest (d) to bank sure marks
11. 11.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
12. 12.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) stare at it for ages (b) leave the hall (c) give up the paper (d) move on, come back
14. 14.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) starting with a sure one (d) answering extra parts
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) watching others write (c) noting the marks (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
17. 17.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
18. 18.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) reading every question (c) watching others write (d) writing without reading
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) answering extra parts (c) moving on when stuck (d) reading every question
20. 20.📄 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
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) reading every question (c) moving on when stuck (d) noting the marks
22. 22.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) write more pages (b) finish early (c) answer what is asked (d) skip reading
23. 23.📄 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
24. 24.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
25. 25.📄 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
26. 26.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
28. 28.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) noting the marks (c) moving on when stuck (d) ignoring instructions
32. 32.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) moving on when stuck (c) writing without reading (d) starting with a sure one
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) short points (d) the exact meaning
34. 34.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
35. 35.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) ignoring instructions (c) planning time per part (d) watching others write
37. 37.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
38. 38.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to finish faster (b) to plan your time (c) to look busy (d) to copy answers

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