Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 347 · 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: read the instructions or read the whole paper? (a) read the instructions (b) read the whole paper
2. 2.🔑 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
3. 3.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) watching others write (c) moving on when stuck (d) circling key words
6. 6.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
8. 8.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) writing without reading (c) planning time per part (d) noting the marks
9. 9.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) short points
10. 10.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) ignoring instructions (c) starting with a sure one (d) reading every question
12. 12.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
13. 13.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
14. 14.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
15. 15.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) move on, come back (b) leave the hall (c) stare at it for ages (d) give up the paper
16. 16.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) writing without reading (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) planning time per part
17. 17.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
18. 18.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
19. 19.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to look busy (b) to copy answers (c) to finish faster (d) to plan your time
20. 20.📄 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
21. 21.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to finish early (b) to skip the rest (c) to bank sure marks (d) to look clever
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) noting the marks (d) ignoring instructions
23. 23.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) answering extra parts (d) circling key words
24. 24.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) ignoring instructions (c) starting with a sure one (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
28. 28.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) planning time per part (c) moving on when stuck (d) panicking at a hard Q
29. 29.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer two (b) choose only four (c) skip the section (d) answer all six
31. 31.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
32. 32.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
33. 33.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.📄 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
36. 36.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
37. 37.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.📄 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
39. 39.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) ignoring instructions (d) planning time per part

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