Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 211 · 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: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.📄 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
3. 3.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) skip the section (b) choose only four (c) answer two (d) answer all six
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) noting the marks (c) reading every question (d) ignoring instructions
5. 5.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
6. 6.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to copy answers (b) to plan your time (c) to look busy (d) to finish faster
8. 8.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) answering extra parts (d) moving on when stuck
10. 10.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
11. 11.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
12. 12.🔍 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
13. 13.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
14. 14.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) reading every question (c) moving on when stuck (d) planning time per part
15. 15.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) writing without reading (c) watching others write (d) noting the marks
16. 16.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
17. 17.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) stare at it for ages (b) leave the hall (c) move on, come back (d) give up the paper
18. 18.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) circling key words (c) watching others write (d) planning time per part
19. 19.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) planning time per part (c) circling key words (d) starting with a sure one
22. 22.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to skip the rest (b) to look clever (c) to finish early (d) to bank sure marks
23. 23.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) reasons and how
24. 24.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔑 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
27. 27.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) planning time per part (c) writing without reading (d) circling key words
28. 28.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) watching others write (c) moving on when stuck (d) panicking at a hard Q
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) watching others write (c) writing without reading (d) ignoring instructions
30. 30.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or answer known ones first? (a) mark the easy questions (b) answer known ones first
31. 31.📄 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
32. 32.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
33. 33.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) planning time per part (c) ignoring instructions (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
34. 34.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
35. 35.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
37. 37.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or read the instructions? (a) mark the easy questions (b) read the instructions
38. 38.📄 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
39. 39.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) answering extra parts (c) ignoring instructions (d) panicking at a hard Q
40. 40.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start

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