Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 295 · 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: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.📄 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
4. 4.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) watching others write (d) ignoring instructions
5. 5.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) write more pages (b) answer what is asked (c) skip reading (d) finish early
6. 6.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) noting the marks (c) starting with a sure one (d) circling key words
7. 7.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
8. 8.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
9. 9.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) answering extra parts (c) writing without reading (d) panicking at a hard Q
10. 10.🔑 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) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
11. 11.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
12. 12.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) writing without reading (d) ignoring instructions
13. 13.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) noting the marks (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) ignoring instructions
14. 14.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) give up the paper (b) leave the hall (c) move on, come back (d) stare at it for ages
15. 15.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) starting with a sure one (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) moving on when stuck
16. 16.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
17. 17.📄 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
18. 18.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) short points
19. 19.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
20. 20.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) ignoring instructions (c) circling key words (d) starting with a sure one
23. 23.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
25. 25.📄 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
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) moving on when stuck (c) starting with a sure one (d) writing without reading
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) starting with a sure one (c) watching others write (d) ignoring instructions
28. 28.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
29. 29.🔑 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
30. 30.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to plan your time (b) to look busy (c) to copy answers (d) to finish faster
31. 31.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) ignoring instructions (c) starting with a sure one (d) writing without reading
32. 32.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
33. 33.📄 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
34. 34.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
35. 35.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: try the harder ones or mark the easy questions? (a) try the harder ones (b) mark the easy questions
37. 37.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to bank sure marks (b) to skip the rest (c) to look clever (d) to finish early
38. 38.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) moving on when stuck (c) circling key words (d) noting the marks
39. 39.🔑 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
40. 40.📄 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

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