Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 445 · 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: “Name two rivers of India.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) stare at it for ages (b) give up the paper (c) move on, come back (d) leave the hall
3. 3.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) reading every question (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) planning time per part
6. 6.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
7. 7.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: try the harder ones or answer known ones first? (a) try the harder ones (b) answer known ones first
8. 8.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
9. 9.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
10. 10.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) writing without reading (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) planning time per part
11. 11.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) moving on when stuck (c) starting with a sure one (d) reading every question
13. 13.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) skip the section (b) answer two (c) choose only four (d) answer all six
14. 14.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
15. 15.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
17. 17.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) watching others write (c) reading every question (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
18. 18.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
19. 19.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or read the whole paper? (a) mark the easy questions (b) read the whole paper
21. 21.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
22. 22.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) ignoring instructions (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) writing without reading
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) writing without reading (d) circling key words
24. 24.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) noting the marks (d) reading every question
25. 25.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) watching others write (c) reading every question (d) writing without reading
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) starting with a sure one (c) ignoring instructions (d) panicking at a hard Q
28. 28.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to finish faster (b) to look busy (c) to copy answers (d) to plan your time
29. 29.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) ignoring instructions (c) starting with a sure one (d) noting the marks
31. 31.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
32. 32.📄 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
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) moving on when stuck (c) noting the marks (d) watching others write
34. 34.📄 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
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) writing without reading (c) starting with a sure one (d) moving on when stuck
36. 36.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
37. 37.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) skip reading (b) write more pages (c) finish early (d) answer what is asked
40. 40.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start

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