Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 401 · 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: check your answers or try the harder ones? (a) check your answers (b) try the harder ones
2. 2.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
3. 3.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
4. 4.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
5. 5.📄 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
6. 6.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) answering extra parts (d) noting the marks
9. 9.📄 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
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) circling key words (d) watching others write
11. 11.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) writing without reading (d) panicking at a hard Q
12. 12.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
13. 13.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) move on, come back (c) give up the paper (d) stare at it for ages
14. 14.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
15. 15.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
16. 16.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
17. 17.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
20. 20.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) circling key words (c) writing without reading (d) watching others write
21. 21.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or read the instructions? (a) check your answers (b) read the instructions
22. 22.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
23. 23.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) finish early (b) skip reading (c) write more pages (d) answer what is asked
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) starting with a sure one (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) watching others write
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) reading every question (c) starting with a sure one (d) writing without reading
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) answering extra parts (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
28. 28.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
32. 32.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) reading every question (c) circling key words (d) noting the marks
34. 34.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) reasons and how
36. 36.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to plan your time (b) to look busy (c) to finish faster (d) to copy answers
40. 40.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start

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