Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 929 · 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) noting the marks (c) starting with a sure one (d) watching others write
2. 2.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
3. 3.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or mark the easy questions? (a) read the whole paper (b) mark the easy questions
4. 4.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
5. 5.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
7. 7.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) answering extra parts (c) reading every question (d) circling key words
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) reading every question (c) starting with a sure one (d) panicking at a hard Q
9. 9.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to look clever (b) to finish early (c) to skip the rest (d) to bank sure marks
11. 11.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
12. 12.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
13. 13.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
14. 14.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or read the whole paper? (a) mark the easy questions (b) read the whole paper
15. 15.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
16. 16.📄 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
17. 17.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) move on, come back (b) give up the paper (c) stare at it for ages (d) leave the hall
18. 18.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to finish faster (b) to look busy (c) to plan your time (d) to copy answers
19. 19.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) writing without reading (d) reading every question
22. 22.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) watching others write (c) noting the marks (d) ignoring instructions
23. 23.📄 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
24. 24.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
25. 25.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or check your answers? (a) read the whole paper (b) check your answers
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) writing without reading (c) ignoring instructions (d) noting the marks
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) circling key words (c) moving on when stuck (d) reading every question
29. 29.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
31. 31.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) writing without reading (d) moving on when stuck
33. 33.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or mark the easy questions? (a) read the instructions (b) mark the easy questions
34. 34.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
35. 35.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) answer what is asked (b) skip reading (c) finish early (d) write more pages
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) planning time per part (c) noting the marks (d) writing without reading
38. 38.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
39. 39.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) skip the section (b) answer all six (c) choose only four (d) answer two
40. 40.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) circling key words (c) reading every question (d) noting the marks

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