Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 201 · 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.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
3. 3.📄 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
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) ignoring instructions (c) answering extra parts (d) noting the marks
5. 5.📄 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
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) starting with a sure one (c) reading every question (d) panicking at a hard Q
7. 7.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) ignoring instructions (c) answering extra parts (d) watching others write
9. 9.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
10. 10.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
12. 12.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) starting with a sure one (c) ignoring instructions (d) panicking at a hard Q
13. 13.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
14. 14.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to skip the rest (b) to bank sure marks (c) to finish early (d) to look clever
15. 15.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: try the harder ones or read the instructions? (a) try the harder ones (b) read the instructions
16. 16.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) short points
17. 17.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
20. 20.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to finish faster (b) to plan your time (c) to look busy (d) to copy answers
22. 22.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) circling key words (c) noting the marks (d) writing without reading
24. 24.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) reading every question (d) panicking at a hard Q
25. 25.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
26. 26.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) watching others write (c) moving on when stuck (d) circling key words
27. 27.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) moving on when stuck (c) writing without reading (d) ignoring instructions
28. 28.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
29. 29.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) circling key words (c) writing without reading (d) answering extra parts
30. 30.📄 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
31. 31.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) choose only four (b) answer two (c) answer all six (d) skip the section
32. 32.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) reasons and how
33. 33.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or answer known ones first? (a) read the whole paper (b) answer known ones first
34. 34.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) reasons and how
35. 35.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
36. 36.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
37. 37.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) watching others write (c) ignoring instructions (d) reading every question
39. 39.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or try the harder ones? (a) mark the easy questions (b) try the harder ones
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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