Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 848 · 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: mark the easy questions or check your answers? (a) mark the easy questions (b) check your answers
2. 2.📄 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
3. 3.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer two (b) answer all six (c) skip the section (d) choose only four
4. 4.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
6. 6.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to copy answers (b) to plan your time (c) to finish faster (d) to look busy
7. 7.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
8. 8.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.📄 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
10. 10.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) reading every question (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) panicking at a hard Q
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) starting with a sure one (d) noting the marks
12. 12.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) starting with a sure one (c) moving on when stuck (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
14. 14.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
15. 15.📄 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
16. 16.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) reasons and how
17. 17.📄 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
18. 18.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to finish early (b) to bank sure marks (c) to skip the rest (d) to look clever
21. 21.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
23. 23.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
24. 24.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) writing without reading (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
27. 27.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) ignoring instructions (c) watching others write (d) writing without reading
29. 29.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) watching others write
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) circling key words (c) watching others write (d) planning time per part
31. 31.📄 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
32. 32.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) skip reading (b) write more pages (c) finish early (d) answer what is asked
33. 33.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) starting with a sure one (c) writing without reading (d) answering extra parts
34. 34.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
35. 35.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) writing without reading (d) circling key words
36. 36.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) starting with a sure one (c) reading every question (d) planning time per part
37. 37.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: answer known ones first or check your answers? (a) answer known ones first (b) check your answers
38. 38.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) reasons and how
39. 39.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True

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