Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 847 · 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: “State two features of a desert.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) ignoring instructions (c) circling key words (d) answering extra parts
3. 3.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) noting the marks (c) writing without reading (d) answering extra parts
4. 4.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) reasons and how
5. 5.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) ignoring instructions
7. 7.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer two (b) skip the section (c) choose only four (d) answer all six
8. 8.📄 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
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) reading every question (c) starting with a sure one (d) planning time per part
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) noting the marks (c) answering extra parts (d) starting with a sure one
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) ignoring instructions (c) writing without reading (d) starting with a sure one
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) moving on when stuck (c) noting the marks (d) writing without reading
13. 13.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
14. 14.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) planning time per part (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) circling key words
15. 15.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
17. 17.📄 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
18. 18.📄 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
19. 19.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to look busy (b) to copy answers (c) to plan your time (d) to finish faster
20. 20.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
22. 22.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) answering extra parts (c) starting with a sure one (d) planning time per part
23. 23.📄 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
24. 24.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) writing without reading (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) planning time per part
27. 27.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or read the instructions? (a) check your answers (b) read the instructions
28. 28.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
29. 29.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or read the whole paper? (a) read the instructions (b) read the whole paper
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) writing without reading (d) noting the marks
31. 31.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
32. 32.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
33. 33.📄 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
34. 34.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔑 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
36. 36.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
37. 37.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
38. 38.📄 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
39. 39.📄 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
40. 40.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True

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