Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 215 · 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: “List three uses of water.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) reading every question (c) planning time per part (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
3. 3.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
4. 4.🔑 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
5. 5.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) reading every question (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) noting the marks
6. 6.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) reading every question (d) noting the marks
7. 7.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
8. 8.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
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.📄 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
11. 11.📄 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
12. 12.📄 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
13. 13.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) starting with a sure one (d) ignoring instructions
14. 14.📄 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
15. 15.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to look busy (b) to finish faster (c) to plan your time (d) to copy answers
16. 16.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) moving on when stuck (c) starting with a sure one (d) reading every question
17. 17.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) watching others write (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) starting with a sure one
19. 19.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) writing without reading (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
20. 20.📄 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
21. 21.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
23. 23.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
24. 24.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer all six (b) answer two (c) choose only four (d) skip the section
25. 25.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
26. 26.📄 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
27. 27.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) answering extra parts (c) reading every question (d) moving on when stuck
28. 28.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) reasons and how
29. 29.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) reasons and how
30. 30.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
31. 31.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
32. 32.📄 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
33. 33.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) watching others write (d) reading every question
37. 37.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
38. 38.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) short points
39. 39.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) reading every question (c) answering extra parts (d) starting with a sure one

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