Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 108 · 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? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) short points
2. 2.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer two (b) skip the section (c) choose only four (d) answer all six
3. 3.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
4. 4.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
5. 5.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
6. 6.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
7. 7.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
8. 8.📄 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
9. 9.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) answering extra parts (c) circling key words (d) watching others write
10. 10.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
12. 12.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
13. 13.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or read the instructions? (a) read the whole paper (b) read the instructions
14. 14.📄 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
15. 15.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
16. 16.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) answering extra parts (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) ignoring instructions
17. 17.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) circling key words (c) starting with a sure one (d) answering extra parts
18. 18.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) skip reading (b) finish early (c) write more pages (d) answer what is asked
19. 19.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.📄 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
21. 21.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
22. 22.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
23. 23.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
24. 24.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.📄 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
26. 26.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) give up the paper (b) move on, come back (c) leave the hall (d) stare at it for ages
27. 27.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
28. 28.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to look clever (b) to bank sure marks (c) to finish early (d) to skip the rest
29. 29.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) moving on when stuck (c) starting with a sure one (d) panicking at a hard Q
31. 31.📄 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
32. 32.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
33. 33.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
34. 34.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) reading every question (c) circling key words (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
35. 35.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
36. 36.📄 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
37. 37.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) ignoring instructions (c) answering extra parts (d) starting with a sure one
38. 38.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to look busy (b) to finish faster (c) to plan your time (d) to copy answers
39. 39.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: try the harder ones or read the whole paper? (a) try the harder ones (b) read the whole paper
40. 40.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how

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