Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 85 · 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.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
2. 2.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) stare at it for ages (c) give up the paper (d) move on, come back
3. 3.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) answer what is asked (b) write more pages (c) finish early (d) skip reading
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.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
6. 6.📄 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
7. 7.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
8. 8.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) choose only four (b) skip the section (c) answer two (d) answer all six
9. 9.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.📄 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
11. 11.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
12. 12.📄 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
13. 13.📄 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
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) noting the marks (c) moving on when stuck (d) ignoring instructions
15. 15.📄 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
16. 16.📄 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
17. 17.📄 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
18. 18.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
19. 19.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) noting the marks (c) moving on when stuck (d) planning time per part
20. 20.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) reading every question (c) watching others write (d) planning time per part
21. 21.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) moving on when stuck (c) reading every question (d) panicking at a hard Q
23. 23.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
24. 24.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
25. 25.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or mark the easy questions? (a) check your answers (b) mark the easy questions
26. 26.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) starting with a sure one (c) ignoring instructions (d) panicking at a hard Q
28. 28.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
29. 29.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) noting the marks (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) circling key words
30. 30.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) planning time per part (d) starting with a sure one
31. 31.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
32. 32.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) reading every question (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) watching others write
33. 33.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) writing without reading (d) starting with a sure one
35. 35.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
36. 36.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or read the instructions? (a) check your answers (b) read the instructions
37. 37.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
39. 39.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: try the harder ones or mark the easy questions? (a) try the harder ones (b) mark the easy questions
40. 40.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False

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