Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 190 · 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.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to plan your time (b) to copy answers (c) to look busy (d) to finish faster
2. 2.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
3. 3.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) short points
4. 4.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.📄 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
6. 6.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or mark the easy questions? (a) check your answers (b) mark the easy questions
7. 7.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) give up the paper (b) leave the hall (c) stare at it for ages (d) move on, come back
9. 9.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to finish early (b) to look clever (c) to bank sure marks (d) to skip the rest
10. 10.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
11. 11.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer all six (b) skip the section (c) choose only four (d) answer two
12. 12.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.📄 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
14. 14.📄 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
15. 15.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
16. 16.📄 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
17. 17.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
18. 18.📄 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
19. 19.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or check your answers? (a) mark the easy questions (b) check your answers
20. 20.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
22. 22.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
24. 24.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
25. 25.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) starting with a sure one (c) moving on when stuck (d) reading every question
27. 27.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) planning time per part (c) reading every question (d) watching others write
29. 29.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) reading every question (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) watching others write (c) writing without reading (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
31. 31.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
32. 32.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
33. 33.📄 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
34. 34.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.📄 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
37. 37.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.📄 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
39. 39.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
40. 40.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start

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