Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

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

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