Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 88 · 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.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
2. 2.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
3. 3.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
4. 4.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) reading every question (c) writing without reading (d) planning time per part
5. 5.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) planning time per part (c) ignoring instructions (d) reading every question
6. 6.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to skip the rest (b) to bank sure marks (c) to finish early (d) to look clever
7. 7.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) noting the marks (c) planning time per part (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
9. 9.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) moving on when stuck (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) starting with a sure one
10. 10.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) finish early (b) answer what is asked (c) skip reading (d) write more pages
11. 11.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
12. 12.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to look busy (b) to plan your time (c) to copy answers (d) to finish faster
13. 13.📄 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
14. 14.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
15. 15.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
16. 16.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or answer known ones first? (a) check your answers (b) answer known ones first
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) ignoring instructions (c) moving on when stuck (d) writing without reading
18. 18.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.📄 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
20. 20.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) circling key words (c) reading every question (d) moving on when stuck
22. 22.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) ignoring instructions (d) starting with a sure one
23. 23.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) reading every question (c) noting the marks (d) watching others write
25. 25.📄 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
26. 26.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) moving on when stuck (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) answering extra parts
27. 27.📄 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
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) writing without reading (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) noting the marks
29. 29.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) watching others write
31. 31.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) circling key words (d) watching others write
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) noting the marks (c) starting with a sure one (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) circling key words (c) watching others write (d) panicking at a hard Q
34. 34.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.📄 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
37. 37.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
38. 38.📄 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
39. 39.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: answer known ones first or mark the easy questions? (a) answer known ones first (b) mark the easy questions

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