Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 130 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) ignoring instructions (c) writing without reading (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
2. 2.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) reasons and how
3. 3.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
4. 4.📄 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
5. 5.📄 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
6. 6.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or mark the easy questions? (a) read the instructions (b) mark the easy questions
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) starting with a sure one (d) circling key words
8. 8.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
9. 9.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
10. 10.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) circling key words (d) answering extra parts
11. 11.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) starting with a sure one (c) reading every question (d) noting the marks
13. 13.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to plan your time (b) to look busy (c) to finish faster (d) to copy answers
14. 14.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to look clever (b) to bank sure marks (c) to skip the rest (d) to finish early
15. 15.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
18. 18.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
19. 19.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
20. 20.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) answer what is asked (b) write more pages (c) finish early (d) skip reading
21. 21.📄 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
22. 22.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or check your answers? (a) read the instructions (b) check your answers
23. 23.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) reasons and how
25. 25.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) reading every question (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
26. 26.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
29. 29.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.📄 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
31. 31.📄 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
32. 32.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
34. 34.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) starting with a sure one (c) moving on when stuck (d) reading every question
35. 35.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) answering extra parts (d) planning time per part
37. 37.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
38. 38.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) watching others write (c) writing without reading (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
40. 40.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) move on, come back (c) stare at it for ages (d) give up the paper

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