Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 287 · 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? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) noting the marks (c) watching others write (d) circling key words
3. 3.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) finish early (b) write more pages (c) skip reading (d) answer what is asked
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) answering extra parts (c) starting with a sure one (d) noting the marks
7. 7.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
8. 8.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to copy answers (b) to plan your time (c) to finish faster (d) to look busy
9. 9.📄 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
10. 10.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) circling key words (c) reading every question (d) writing without reading
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) reading every question (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) panicking at a hard Q
12. 12.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
13. 13.🔑 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
14. 14.📄 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
15. 15.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) planning time per part (c) writing without reading (d) noting the marks
17. 17.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
18. 18.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
19. 19.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) ignoring instructions (c) reading every question (d) noting the marks
21. 21.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) circling key words (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) planning time per part
22. 22.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) ignoring instructions (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) circling key words
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) answering extra parts (c) circling key words (d) panicking at a hard Q
24. 24.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
25. 25.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.📄 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
29. 29.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
30. 30.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer all six (b) answer two (c) skip the section (d) choose only four
31. 31.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or check your answers? (a) read the instructions (b) check your answers
32. 32.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
34. 34.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.📄 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
36. 36.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
37. 37.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) reading every question (c) starting with a sure one (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
38. 38.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
39. 39.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
40. 40.📄 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

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