Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 1 · 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) noting the marks (b) circling key words (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) reading every question
2. 2.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
4. 4.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
5. 5.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) skip reading (b) answer what is asked (c) finish early (d) write more pages
6. 6.📄 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
7. 7.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
8. 8.📄 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
9. 9.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to finish early (b) to look clever (c) to skip the rest (d) to bank sure marks
10. 10.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) moving on when stuck (c) writing without reading (d) noting the marks
11. 11.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) reasons and how
13. 13.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) answering extra parts (c) ignoring instructions (d) moving on when stuck
15. 15.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
16. 16.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
17. 17.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) watching others write (c) moving on when stuck (d) writing without reading
20. 20.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to copy answers (b) to plan your time (c) to look busy (d) to finish faster
21. 21.📄 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
22. 22.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer two (b) answer all six (c) skip the section (d) choose only four
23. 23.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) short points
25. 25.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) stare at it for ages (c) give up the paper (d) move on, come back
27. 27.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
30. 30.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) writing without reading (c) ignoring instructions (d) noting the marks
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) planning time per part (d) noting the marks
32. 32.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
33. 33.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
35. 35.📄 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
36. 36.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) starting with a sure one (c) answering extra parts (d) panicking at a hard Q
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) starting with a sure one (d) writing without reading
38. 38.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
39. 39.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) watching others write (c) writing without reading (d) reading every question

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