Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 438 · 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 the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
4. 4.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
5. 5.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) skip the section (b) answer two (c) choose only four (d) answer all six
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) planning time per part (c) answering extra parts (d) starting with a sure one
7. 7.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
8. 8.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) writing without reading (d) panicking at a hard Q
10. 10.📄 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
11. 11.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
12. 12.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) reading every question (c) noting the marks (d) watching others write
14. 14.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or check your answers? (a) read the instructions (b) check your answers
15. 15.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) answering extra parts (c) starting with a sure one (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
17. 17.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: answer known ones first or read the whole paper? (a) answer known ones first (b) read the whole paper
18. 18.📄 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
19. 19.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or answer known ones first? (a) check your answers (b) answer known ones first
20. 20.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.📄 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
22. 22.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) moving on when stuck (c) reading every question (d) noting the marks
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) writing without reading (c) planning time per part (d) moving on when stuck
25. 25.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
27. 27.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
28. 28.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
29. 29.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to bank sure marks (b) to look clever (c) to finish early (d) to skip the rest
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) reading every question (d) noting the marks
31. 31.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) short points
32. 32.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) starting with a sure one (c) reading every question (d) answering extra parts
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) writing without reading (c) moving on when stuck (d) watching others write
34. 34.📄 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
35. 35.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) planning time per part (c) ignoring instructions (d) moving on when stuck
36. 36.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
37. 37.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
38. 38.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: answer known ones first or try the harder ones? (a) answer known ones first (b) try the harder ones
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) circling key words (c) watching others write (d) writing without reading
40. 40.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how

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