Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

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

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