Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 804 · 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.📄 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
2. 2.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) watching others write (c) circling key words (d) ignoring instructions
4. 4.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
5. 5.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.📄 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
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) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) writing without reading (c) ignoring instructions (d) reading every question
9. 9.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
10. 10.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
11. 11.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
12. 12.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) finish early (b) answer what is asked (c) write more pages (d) skip reading
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) circling key words (c) reading every question (d) noting the marks
15. 15.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) choose only four (b) answer all six (c) skip the section (d) answer two
16. 16.📄 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
17. 17.🔑 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) short points (d) reasons and how
18. 18.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or read the instructions? (a) read the whole paper (b) read the instructions
19. 19.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) starting with a sure one (c) planning time per part (d) writing without reading
21. 21.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
22. 22.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or mark the easy questions? (a) read the instructions (b) mark the easy questions
23. 23.🔑 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
24. 24.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) circling key words (c) ignoring instructions (d) moving on when stuck
26. 26.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) writing without reading (c) watching others write (d) noting the marks
27. 27.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
28. 28.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.📄 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
30. 30.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) starting with a sure one (c) reading every question (d) panicking at a hard Q
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.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to look clever (b) to skip the rest (c) to finish early (d) to bank sure marks
33. 33.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) circling key words (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) writing without reading
34. 34.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) moving on when stuck (d) reading every question
35. 35.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or read the instructions? (a) check your answers (b) read the instructions
36. 36.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
37. 37.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) reasons and how
39. 39.📄 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
40. 40.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) planning time per part (c) answering extra parts (d) panicking at a hard Q

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