Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 841 · 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.📄 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
2. 2.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or check your answers? (a) read the whole paper (b) check your answers
3. 3.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) circling key words (c) starting with a sure one (d) panicking at a hard Q
5. 5.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) planning time per part (d) answering extra parts
6. 6.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
7. 7.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
8. 8.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) write more pages (b) answer what is asked (c) finish early (d) skip reading
9. 9.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
10. 10.🔑 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
11. 11.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer all six (b) answer two (c) skip the section (d) choose only four
12. 12.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) noting the marks (c) writing without reading (d) ignoring instructions
13. 13.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
15. 15.📄 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
16. 16.📄 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
17. 17.📄 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
18. 18.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
19. 19.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or answer known ones first? (a) mark the easy questions (b) answer known ones first
23. 23.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
24. 24.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
25. 25.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
26. 26.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or read the instructions? (a) check your answers (b) read the instructions
27. 27.📄 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
28. 28.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) writing without reading (d) starting with a sure one
29. 29.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) ignoring instructions (c) watching others write (d) circling key words
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) starting with a sure one (c) answering extra parts (d) moving on when stuck
31. 31.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) starting with a sure one (c) planning time per part (d) moving on when stuck
32. 32.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) answering extra parts (c) reading every question (d) panicking at a hard Q
33. 33.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) noting the marks (c) reading every question (d) answering extra parts
34. 34.📄 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
35. 35.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
36. 36.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
37. 37.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) reading every question (c) moving on when stuck (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
39. 39.📄 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
40. 40.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) watching others write (d) writing without reading

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