Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 155 · 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? “State two features of a desert.” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
2. 2.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) circling key words (d) noting the marks
3. 3.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
4. 4.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) stare at it for ages (b) give up the paper (c) leave the hall (d) move on, come back
5. 5.📄 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
6. 6.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
7. 7.🔑 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
8. 8.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
9. 9.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
10. 10.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) watching others write (c) reading every question (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
11. 11.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) reading every question (c) circling key words (d) watching others write
12. 12.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
13. 13.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) watching others write (c) circling key words (d) answering extra parts
16. 16.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: answer known ones first or read the whole paper? (a) answer known ones first (b) read the whole paper
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) moving on when stuck (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) ignoring instructions
18. 18.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) watching others write (c) starting with a sure one (d) planning time per part
20. 20.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
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: read the whole paper or mark the easy questions? (a) read the whole paper (b) mark the easy questions
24. 24.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) moving on when stuck (c) watching others write (d) writing without reading
25. 25.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) watching others write
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) noting the marks (c) answering extra parts (d) circling key words
28. 28.📄 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
29. 29.📄 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
30. 30.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) circling key words (c) reading every question (d) panicking at a hard Q
31. 31.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
32. 32.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) noting the marks (c) circling key words (d) moving on when stuck
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) circling key words (c) noting the marks (d) moving on when stuck
36. 36.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) write more pages (b) answer what is asked (c) skip reading (d) finish early
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) circling key words (c) reading every question (d) ignoring instructions
39. 39.📄 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
40. 40.📄 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

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