Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 405 · 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.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) planning time per part (c) moving on when stuck (d) writing without reading
3. 3.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
5. 5.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
6. 6.📄 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
7. 7.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) skip reading (b) write more pages (c) finish early (d) answer what is asked
8. 8.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to copy answers (b) to look busy (c) to finish faster (d) to plan your time
9. 9.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
10. 10.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
11. 11.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) watching others write (c) answering extra parts (d) panicking at a hard Q
13. 13.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.📄 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
17. 17.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) moving on when stuck (c) reading every question (d) circling key words
18. 18.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
19. 19.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) skip the section (b) choose only four (c) answer all six (d) answer two
20. 20.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
21. 21.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
22. 22.📄 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
23. 23.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
24. 24.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) watching others write (c) ignoring instructions (d) reading every question
26. 26.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to finish early (b) to bank sure marks (c) to skip the rest (d) to look clever
27. 27.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or check your answers? (a) read the instructions (b) check your answers
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) starting with a sure one (c) answering extra parts (d) writing without reading
29. 29.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
31. 31.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
32. 32.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
33. 33.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) noting the marks (c) starting with a sure one (d) answering extra parts
34. 34.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) give up the paper (b) leave the hall (c) stare at it for ages (d) move on, come back
35. 35.📄 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
36. 36.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) reading every question (c) noting the marks (d) moving on when stuck
37. 37.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) reading every question (d) starting with a sure one
39. 39.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how

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