Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 913 · 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 poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) reading every question (d) starting with a sure one
2. 2.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: try the harder ones or answer known ones first? (a) try the harder ones (b) answer known ones first
4. 4.📄 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
5. 5.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) planning time per part (c) circling key words (d) moving on when stuck
6. 6.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) starting with a sure one (c) moving on when stuck (d) planning time per part
7. 7.📄 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
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) ignoring instructions (c) reading every question (d) planning time per part
9. 9.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to look busy (b) to finish faster (c) to copy answers (d) to plan your time
10. 10.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
11. 11.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) writing without reading (c) watching others write (d) ignoring instructions
12. 12.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
13. 13.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) ignoring instructions (d) moving on when stuck
15. 15.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) planning time per part (d) writing without reading
16. 16.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) skip the section (b) answer two (c) answer all six (d) choose only four
17. 17.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
18. 18.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) noting the marks (c) moving on when stuck (d) ignoring instructions
20. 20.📄 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
21. 21.📄 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
22. 22.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
23. 23.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
24. 24.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
25. 25.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
26. 26.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
27. 27.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) give up the paper (b) stare at it for ages (c) move on, come back (d) leave the hall
28. 28.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.📄 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
30. 30.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) circling key words (c) writing without reading (d) ignoring instructions
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) circling key words (c) starting with a sure one (d) moving on when stuck
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) circling key words (c) noting the marks (d) reading every question
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) answering extra parts (c) noting the marks (d) panicking at a hard Q
35. 35.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
36. 36.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
37. 37.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔑 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
39. 39.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
40. 40.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start

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