Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 191 · 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.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) move on, come back (b) stare at it for ages (c) give up the paper (d) leave the hall
2. 2.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
3. 3.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
4. 4.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.📄 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
7. 7.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) ignoring instructions (d) noting the marks
9. 9.🔑 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
10. 10.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) noting the marks (c) circling key words (d) writing without reading
11. 11.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) reading every question (c) starting with a sure one (d) circling key words
13. 13.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
15. 15.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) finish early (b) write more pages (c) skip reading (d) answer what is asked
16. 16.📄 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
17. 17.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
18. 18.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
19. 19.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
20. 20.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
21. 21.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
22. 22.📄 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
23. 23.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.📄 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
25. 25.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) planning time per part (c) moving on when stuck (d) circling key words
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) reading every question (c) circling key words (d) panicking at a hard Q
27. 27.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
28. 28.📄 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
29. 29.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) ignoring instructions (d) planning time per part
30. 30.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) reasons and how
31. 31.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
32. 32.📄 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
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) planning time per part (c) ignoring instructions (d) answering extra parts
34. 34.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.📄 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
36. 36.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) answering extra parts (c) watching others write (d) ignoring instructions
37. 37.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: try the harder ones or mark the easy questions? (a) try the harder ones (b) mark the easy questions

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