Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 999 · 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.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
2. 2.📄 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
3. 3.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
4. 4.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
5. 5.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) answering extra parts (c) ignoring instructions (d) planning time per part
7. 7.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to copy answers (b) to plan your time (c) to finish faster (d) to look busy
8. 8.📄 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
9. 9.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) short points
10. 10.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) reading every question (c) noting the marks (d) answering extra parts
11. 11.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to skip the rest (b) to look clever (c) to bank sure marks (d) to finish early
12. 12.📄 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
13. 13.📄 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
14. 14.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
15. 15.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) circling key words (c) watching others write (d) noting the marks
16. 16.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
18. 18.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) short points
19. 19.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) reading every question (c) ignoring instructions (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
21. 21.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) finish early (b) write more pages (c) answer what is asked (d) skip reading
22. 22.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
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.📄 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
25. 25.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: answer known ones first or try the harder ones? (a) answer known ones first (b) try the harder ones
26. 26.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) ignoring instructions (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) writing without reading
27. 27.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
28. 28.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
29. 29.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) starting with a sure one
30. 30.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) choose only four (b) skip the section (c) answer two (d) answer all six
31. 31.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
33. 33.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or mark the easy questions? (a) check your answers (b) mark the easy questions
34. 34.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) answering extra parts (c) ignoring instructions (d) circling key words
36. 36.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) noting the marks (c) reading every question (d) planning time per part
38. 38.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) writing without reading (c) answering extra parts (d) noting the marks
39. 39.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True

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