Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 94 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) starting with a sure one (c) ignoring instructions (d) reading every question
2. 2.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
3. 3.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
5. 5.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) move on, come back (c) give up the paper (d) stare at it for ages
8. 8.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) moving on when stuck (c) watching others write (d) circling key words
9. 9.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) skip reading (b) finish early (c) write more pages (d) answer what is asked
10. 10.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) writing without reading (c) watching others write (d) reading every question
11. 11.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) starting with a sure one (c) watching others write (d) circling key words
13. 13.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
14. 14.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) noting the marks (d) reading every question
15. 15.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) reading every question (c) noting the marks (d) panicking at a hard Q
18. 18.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) moving on when stuck (c) circling key words (d) starting with a sure one
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) writing without reading (d) ignoring instructions
20. 20.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to copy answers (b) to finish faster (c) to plan your time (d) to look busy
21. 21.📄 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
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) moving on when stuck (c) answering extra parts (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
23. 23.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) moving on when stuck (c) watching others write (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
24. 24.📄 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
25. 25.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.📄 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
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) answering extra parts (c) circling key words (d) moving on when stuck
28. 28.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to look clever (b) to finish early (c) to bank sure marks (d) to skip the rest
29. 29.📄 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
30. 30.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) skip the section (b) answer two (c) choose only four (d) answer all six
31. 31.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
32. 32.📄 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
33. 33.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) watching others write (c) planning time per part (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) watching others write (c) starting with a sure one (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
36. 36.📄 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
37. 37.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) writing without reading (c) starting with a sure one (d) moving on when stuck
39. 39.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True

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