Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 305 · 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 how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: answer known ones first or read the whole paper? (a) answer known ones first (b) read the whole paper
3. 3.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer all six (b) choose only four (c) skip the section (d) answer two
4. 4.📄 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
5. 5.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or mark the easy questions? (a) read the whole paper (b) mark the easy questions
7. 7.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to copy answers (b) to look busy (c) to finish faster (d) to plan your time
8. 8.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) skip reading (b) finish early (c) write more pages (d) answer what is asked
9. 9.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
10. 10.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to skip the rest (b) to finish early (c) to bank sure marks (d) to look clever
11. 11.🔑 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
12. 12.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) reading every question (c) writing without reading (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) reading every question (d) moving on when stuck
15. 15.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or read the whole paper? (a) read the instructions (b) read the whole paper
16. 16.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) ignoring instructions (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
17. 17.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) moving on when stuck (c) writing without reading (d) watching others write
18. 18.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or answer known ones first? (a) read the instructions (b) answer known ones first
19. 19.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
20. 20.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) writing without reading (c) planning time per part (d) ignoring instructions
22. 22.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or read the instructions? (a) mark the easy questions (b) read the instructions
23. 23.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) short points
24. 24.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
25. 25.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) move on, come back (b) leave the hall (c) give up the paper (d) stare at it for ages
27. 27.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) ignoring instructions (c) starting with a sure one (d) noting the marks
29. 29.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or read the instructions? (a) check your answers (b) read the instructions
30. 30.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) noting the marks (c) reading every question (d) circling key words
32. 32.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) writing without reading (d) panicking at a hard Q
34. 34.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
36. 36.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.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) writing without reading
38. 38.📄 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
39. 39.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) answering extra parts (c) circling key words (d) starting with a sure one
40. 40.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) circling key words (d) moving on when stuck

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