Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 366 · 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: “State two features of a desert.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.📄 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
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) noting the marks (c) circling key words (d) panicking at a hard Q
4. 4.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
5. 5.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) answer what is asked (b) finish early (c) skip reading (d) write more pages
6. 6.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) starting with a sure one (c) watching others write (d) noting the marks
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) writing without reading (c) reading every question (d) planning time per part
9. 9.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) moving on when stuck (c) reading every question (d) watching others write
10. 10.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
11. 11.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
13. 13.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
14. 14.🔑 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
15. 15.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) reasons and how
16. 16.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
17. 17.📄 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
18. 18.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) noting the marks (c) planning time per part (d) ignoring instructions
19. 19.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
20. 20.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or check your answers? (a) read the whole paper (b) check your answers
21. 21.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) moving on when stuck (c) planning time per part (d) noting the marks
22. 22.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to copy answers (b) to plan your time (c) to look busy (d) to finish faster
23. 23.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) writing without reading (c) reading every question (d) answering extra parts
25. 25.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to bank sure marks (b) to look clever (c) to skip the rest (d) to finish early
26. 26.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) circling key words (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) writing without reading
27. 27.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) ignoring instructions (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) noting the marks
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) circling key words (c) reading every question (d) ignoring instructions
29. 29.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
30. 30.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
32. 32.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: answer known ones first or read the instructions? (a) answer known ones first (b) read the instructions
34. 34.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
35. 35.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
36. 36.📄 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
37. 37.📄 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
38. 38.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: try the harder ones or read the instructions? (a) try the harder ones (b) read the instructions
39. 39.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) writing without reading (c) planning time per part (d) panicking at a hard Q
40. 40.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) how they differ or match

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