Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 952 · 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.📄 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
2. 2.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) short points
3. 3.📄 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
4. 4.📄 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
5. 5.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) ignoring instructions (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) writing without reading
6. 6.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
7. 7.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or read the instructions? (a) mark the easy questions (b) read the instructions
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) moving on when stuck (d) starting with a sure one
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) starting with a sure one (c) planning time per part (d) ignoring instructions
10. 10.📄 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
11. 11.📄 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
12. 12.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
14. 14.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) short points
15. 15.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) finish early (b) answer what is asked (c) write more pages (d) skip reading
17. 17.📄 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
18. 18.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) ignoring instructions (d) planning time per part
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) writing without reading (c) circling key words (d) reading every question
21. 21.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
23. 23.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) watching others write (c) writing without reading (d) answering extra parts
27. 27.📄 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
28. 28.📄 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
29. 29.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) reading every question (c) watching others write (d) ignoring instructions
32. 32.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) answering extra parts (d) moving on when stuck
33. 33.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
34. 34.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) circling key words (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) ignoring instructions
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) starting with a sure one (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) moving on when stuck
36. 36.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) watching others write (c) planning time per part (d) moving on when stuck
38. 38.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) short points
39. 39.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) reading every question (c) ignoring instructions (d) circling key words
40. 40.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) watching others write (c) moving on when stuck (d) planning time per part

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