Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 238 · 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.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
2. 2.📄 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
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) noting the marks (c) writing without reading (d) circling key words
4. 4.📄 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
5. 5.📄 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
6. 6.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.📄 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
8. 8.📄 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
9. 9.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
10. 10.🔑 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
11. 11.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) give up the paper (b) leave the hall (c) stare at it for ages (d) move on, come back
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) circling key words (c) starting with a sure one (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
13. 13.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) answering extra parts (c) moving on when stuck (d) starting with a sure one
15. 15.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) moving on when stuck (c) reading every question (d) ignoring instructions
16. 16.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) skip the section (b) answer all six (c) choose only four (d) answer two
18. 18.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
19. 19.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) reasons and how
20. 20.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
21. 21.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) watching others write (c) noting the marks (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
22. 22.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
23. 23.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) reading every question (c) answering extra parts (d) circling key words
25. 25.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) reading every question (d) writing without reading
27. 27.📄 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
28. 28.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) noting the marks (c) ignoring instructions (d) answering extra parts
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) ignoring instructions (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
31. 31.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
32. 32.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) skip reading (b) write more pages (c) finish early (d) answer what is asked
33. 33.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) short points
34. 34.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
35. 35.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.📄 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
37. 37.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or check your answers? (a) mark the easy questions (b) check your answers
38. 38.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
39. 39.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or read the instructions? (a) check your answers (b) read the instructions
40. 40.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False

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