Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 467 · 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: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.📄 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
3. 3.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
4. 4.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
5. 5.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
7. 7.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) planning time per part (c) writing without reading (d) ignoring instructions
8. 8.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) circling key words (c) writing without reading (d) moving on when stuck
9. 9.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
10. 10.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) circling key words (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) planning time per part
11. 11.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) ignoring instructions (d) starting with a sure one
14. 14.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
15. 15.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) reading every question (c) ignoring instructions (d) planning time per part
18. 18.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to finish faster (b) to copy answers (c) to look busy (d) to plan your time
20. 20.📄 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
21. 21.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) moving on when stuck (c) answering extra parts (d) circling key words
23. 23.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
25. 25.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or read the whole paper? (a) check your answers (b) read the whole paper
26. 26.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) noting the marks (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) planning time per part
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) writing without reading (c) answering extra parts (d) circling key words
29. 29.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
31. 31.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
32. 32.📄 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
33. 33.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) reading every question (c) circling key words (d) starting with a sure one
36. 36.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to look clever (b) to bank sure marks (c) to skip the rest (d) to finish early
37. 37.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) write more pages (b) skip reading (c) finish early (d) answer what is asked
38. 38.📄 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
39. 39.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) circling key words (c) ignoring instructions (d) noting the marks
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) writing without reading (c) noting the marks (d) ignoring instructions

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