Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 307 · 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.📄 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
2. 2.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to bank sure marks (b) to finish early (c) to skip the rest (d) to look clever
3. 3.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
5. 5.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.📄 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
7. 7.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer all six (b) answer two (c) choose only four (d) skip the section
8. 8.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) short points
10. 10.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
11. 11.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
12. 12.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to finish faster (b) to plan your time (c) to copy answers (d) to look busy
14. 14.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) answer what is asked (b) finish early (c) skip reading (d) write more pages
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) writing without reading (c) answering extra parts (d) ignoring instructions
16. 16.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
17. 17.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) reasons and how
18. 18.📄 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
19. 19.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
20. 20.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
21. 21.📄 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
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) circling key words (c) moving on when stuck (d) answering extra parts
23. 23.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) noting the marks (c) planning time per part (d) reading every question
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) planning time per part (c) writing without reading (d) reading every question
25. 25.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
26. 26.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
27. 27.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or try the harder ones? (a) read the instructions (b) try the harder ones
28. 28.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) ignoring instructions (c) writing without reading (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
29. 29.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) move on, come back (b) stare at it for ages (c) give up the paper (d) leave the hall
30. 30.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.📄 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
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) noting the marks (c) moving on when stuck (d) starting with a sure one
34. 34.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) reasons and how
36. 36.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.📄 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
38. 38.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) starting with a sure one (c) reading every question (d) moving on when stuck
39. 39.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) writing without reading (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) planning time per part
40. 40.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start

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