Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 882 · 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.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) writing without reading (c) ignoring instructions (d) circling key words
2. 2.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) answering extra parts (c) starting with a sure one (d) writing without reading
4. 4.📄 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
5. 5.📄 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
6. 6.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) starting with a sure one (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) noting the marks
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) noting the marks (c) circling key words (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
9. 9.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to finish faster (b) to plan your time (c) to look busy (d) to copy answers
11. 11.📄 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
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) reading every question (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) writing without reading
13. 13.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) noting the marks (c) circling key words (d) planning time per part
14. 14.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
15. 15.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) skip reading (b) write more pages (c) finish early (d) answer what is asked
16. 16.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
17. 17.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) reading every question (c) ignoring instructions (d) noting the marks
19. 19.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
20. 20.📄 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
21. 21.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
22. 22.📄 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
23. 23.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
24. 24.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to finish early (b) to look clever (c) to skip the rest (d) to bank sure marks
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) ignoring instructions (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) moving on when stuck
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) planning time per part (c) reading every question (d) ignoring instructions
28. 28.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) answering extra parts (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) moving on when stuck
30. 30.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) stare at it for ages (b) move on, come back (c) give up the paper (d) leave the hall
31. 31.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
33. 33.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) skip the section (b) answer all six (c) choose only four (d) answer two
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) circling key words (c) planning time per part (d) moving on when stuck
35. 35.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) writing without reading (c) noting the marks (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
36. 36.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) watching others write (c) circling key words (d) starting with a sure one
37. 37.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
39. 39.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start

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