Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 319 · 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? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
2. 2.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) stare at it for ages (b) give up the paper (c) move on, come back (d) leave the hall
3. 3.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
4. 4.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) ignoring instructions (c) moving on when stuck (d) panicking at a hard Q
5. 5.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
6. 6.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
8. 8.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) moving on when stuck (c) noting the marks (d) writing without reading
10. 10.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) answering extra parts (c) reading every question (d) panicking at a hard Q
12. 12.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) planning time per part (c) moving on when stuck (d) panicking at a hard Q
14. 14.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
15. 15.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: answer known ones first or check your answers? (a) answer known ones first (b) check your answers
17. 17.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) planning time per part (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) reading every question
19. 19.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
20. 20.📄 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
21. 21.📄 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
22. 22.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
23. 23.📄 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
24. 24.📄 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
25. 25.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
26. 26.📄 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
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) moving on when stuck (c) answering extra parts (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
28. 28.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) noting the marks (c) circling key words (d) ignoring instructions
30. 30.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
32. 32.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: try the harder ones or read the whole paper? (a) try the harder ones (b) read the whole paper
33. 33.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
34. 34.🔑 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
35. 35.📄 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
36. 36.📄 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
37. 37.📄 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
38. 38.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
39. 39.🔑 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
40. 40.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) the exact meaning

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