Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 859 · 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: planning time per part? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
2. 2.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
3. 3.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) reasons and how
4. 4.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
5. 5.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or answer known ones first? (a) read the instructions (b) answer known ones first
6. 6.📄 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
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) noting the marks (d) ignoring instructions
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) writing without reading (c) ignoring instructions (d) starting with a sure one
9. 9.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) reading every question (c) circling key words (d) ignoring instructions
11. 11.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) skip reading (b) write more pages (c) finish early (d) answer what is asked
12. 12.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: try the harder ones or read the whole paper? (a) try the harder ones (b) read the whole paper
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) noting the marks (c) answering extra parts (d) starting with a sure one
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) noting the marks (c) circling key words (d) moving on when stuck
15. 15.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
16. 16.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or read the instructions? (a) check your answers (b) read the instructions
17. 17.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) choose only four (b) answer all six (c) answer two (d) skip the section
18. 18.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) reasons and how
20. 20.📄 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
21. 21.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) reading every question (c) starting with a sure one (d) noting the marks
22. 22.📄 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
23. 23.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
24. 24.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) reasons and how
26. 26.📄 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
27. 27.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to copy answers (b) to plan your time (c) to look busy (d) to finish faster
28. 28.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) writing without reading (c) moving on when stuck (d) reading every question
29. 29.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
30. 30.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) reading every question (c) circling key words (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
31. 31.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
32. 32.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to look clever (b) to bank sure marks (c) to finish early (d) to skip the rest
33. 33.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) moving on when stuck (c) ignoring instructions (d) circling key words
34. 34.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
35. 35.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) answering extra parts (d) writing without reading
36. 36.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) give up the paper (b) move on, come back (c) leave the hall (d) stare at it for ages
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) planning time per part (c) circling key words (d) watching others write
39. 39.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
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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