Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 226 · 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 short points. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) starting with a sure one (c) circling key words (d) planning time per part
3. 3.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
4. 4.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
5. 5.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) skip the section (b) answer two (c) choose only four (d) answer all six
6. 6.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to finish faster (b) to look busy (c) to copy answers (d) to plan your time
7. 7.📄 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
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) planning time per part (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) reading every question
9. 9.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to look clever (b) to finish early (c) to skip the rest (d) to bank sure marks
10. 10.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or read the whole paper? (a) mark the easy questions (b) read the whole paper
11. 11.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” 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) noting the marks (b) moving on when stuck (c) reading every question (d) watching others write
13. 13.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
14. 14.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) write more pages (b) answer what is asked (c) skip reading (d) finish early
15. 15.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) starting with a sure one (d) answering extra parts
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) planning time per part (c) reading every question (d) ignoring instructions
18. 18.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) reading every question (c) writing without reading (d) starting with a sure one
19. 19.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
21. 21.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
23. 23.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) reading every question (c) moving on when stuck (d) answering extra parts
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) noting the marks (c) planning time per part (d) answering extra parts
25. 25.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
27. 27.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
28. 28.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.📄 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
30. 30.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
31. 31.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) reading every question (c) circling key words (d) ignoring instructions
32. 32.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
33. 33.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) writing without reading (c) starting with a sure one (d) circling key words
35. 35.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
36. 36.📄 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
37. 37.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
38. 38.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
40. 40.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True

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