Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 956 · 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.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to finish faster (b) to copy answers (c) to look busy (d) to plan your time
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) ignoring instructions
3. 3.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
4. 4.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) choose only four (b) skip the section (c) answer all six (d) answer two
5. 5.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
6. 6.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
9. 9.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
10. 10.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) circling key words
11. 11.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to bank sure marks (b) to look clever (c) to finish early (d) to skip the rest
12. 12.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or try the harder ones? (a) read the whole paper (b) try the harder ones
13. 13.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
14. 14.📄 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
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) noting the marks (c) reading every question (d) panicking at a hard Q
16. 16.📄 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
17. 17.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (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) True (b) False
19. 19.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) move on, come back (b) leave the hall (c) give up the paper (d) stare at it for ages
20. 20.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) reading every question (d) moving on when stuck
22. 22.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) reasons and how
23. 23.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) planning time per part (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
24. 24.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
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.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
27. 27.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.📄 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
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.📄 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
31. 31.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
32. 32.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) writing without reading (c) ignoring instructions (d) noting the marks
34. 34.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) ignoring instructions (c) planning time per part (d) answering extra parts
36. 36.📄 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
37. 37.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
38. 38.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) writing without reading (c) reading every question (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
39. 39.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or check your answers? (a) read the instructions (b) check your answers

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