Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 390 · 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: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
3. 3.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to copy answers (b) to plan your time (c) to finish faster (d) to look busy
4. 4.🔑 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
5. 5.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
6. 6.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer two (b) answer all six (c) skip the section (d) choose only four
7. 7.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) reasons and how
9. 9.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) moving on when stuck (c) noting the marks (d) circling key words
12. 12.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
13. 13.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
14. 14.📄 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
15. 15.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: try the harder ones or mark the easy questions? (a) try the harder ones (b) mark the easy questions
17. 17.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
18. 18.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) watching others write (c) reading every question (d) panicking at a hard Q
20. 20.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) moving on when stuck (c) answering extra parts (d) circling key words
21. 21.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
22. 22.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) stare at it for ages (b) give up the paper (c) leave the hall (d) move on, come back
23. 23.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) ignoring instructions (c) answering extra parts (d) starting with a sure one
25. 25.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) answering extra parts (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) watching others write
26. 26.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) ignoring instructions (c) watching others write (d) panicking at a hard Q
28. 28.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) write more pages (b) skip reading (c) finish early (d) answer what is asked
29. 29.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) reading every question (d) noting the marks
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) moving on when stuck (c) circling key words (d) ignoring instructions
31. 31.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) reading every question (c) planning time per part (d) ignoring instructions
32. 32.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
33. 33.📄 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
34. 34.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
36. 36.📄 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
37. 37.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) circling key words (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) moving on when stuck
39. 39.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔑 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

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