Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 806 · 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: read the instructions or try the harder ones? (a) read the instructions (b) try the harder ones
2. 2.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
4. 4.📄 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
5. 5.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) answering extra parts (c) planning time per part (d) starting with a sure one
6. 6.📄 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
7. 7.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
8. 8.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
11. 11.📄 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
12. 12.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
13. 13.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or mark the easy questions? (a) read the whole paper (b) mark the easy questions
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) planning time per part (c) ignoring instructions (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
15. 15.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: answer known ones first or read the instructions? (a) answer known ones first (b) read the instructions
16. 16.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or read the instructions? (a) check your answers (b) read the instructions
18. 18.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
19. 19.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer all six (b) skip the section (c) choose only four (d) answer two
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) watching others write (c) ignoring instructions (d) reading every question
21. 21.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) give up the paper (b) leave the hall (c) move on, come back (d) stare at it for ages
22. 22.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) planning time per part (c) ignoring instructions (d) watching others write
23. 23.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) write more pages (b) finish early (c) answer what is asked (d) skip reading
24. 24.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) noting the marks (c) reading every question (d) panicking at a hard Q
25. 25.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) ignoring instructions (c) moving on when stuck (d) circling key words
26. 26.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) noting the marks (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
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.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) noting the marks (c) starting with a sure one (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
31. 31.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to finish faster (b) to look busy (c) to copy answers (d) to plan your time
32. 32.📄 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
33. 33.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
34. 34.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to bank sure marks (b) to finish early (c) to skip the rest (d) to look clever
35. 35.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
36. 36.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) answering extra parts (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) noting the marks
38. 38.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
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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