Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 105 · 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.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
2. 2.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or try the harder ones? (a) read the instructions (b) try the harder ones
3. 3.📄 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
4. 4.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
5. 5.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
6. 6.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or read the whole paper? (a) check your answers (b) read the whole paper
7. 7.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
9. 9.📄 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
10. 10.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: try the harder ones or answer known ones first? (a) try the harder ones (b) answer known ones first
11. 11.📄 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
12. 12.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) noting the marks (c) writing without reading (d) ignoring instructions
14. 14.📄 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
15. 15.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) planning time per part (c) noting the marks (d) moving on when stuck
16. 16.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) short points
17. 17.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
18. 18.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to plan your time (b) to look busy (c) to copy answers (d) to finish faster
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) starting with a sure one (c) moving on when stuck (d) reading every question
22. 22.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) ignoring instructions (c) starting with a sure one (d) writing without reading
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) planning time per part (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) circling key words
24. 24.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer all six (b) answer two (c) skip the section (d) choose only four
26. 26.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) reading every question (c) answering extra parts (d) panicking at a hard Q
27. 27.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) ignoring instructions (c) planning time per part (d) panicking at a hard Q
28. 28.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
29. 29.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) write more pages (b) skip reading (c) finish early (d) answer what is asked
30. 30.📄 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
31. 31.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) writing without reading (c) answering extra parts (d) circling key words
33. 33.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or check your answers? (a) read the whole paper (b) check your answers
34. 34.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) writing without reading (c) moving on when stuck (d) watching others write
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) writing without reading (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) noting the marks
36. 36.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
37. 37.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
39. 39.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
40. 40.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False

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