Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 477 · 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: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
3. 3.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
4. 4.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
5. 5.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) circling key words (c) noting the marks (d) planning time per part
7. 7.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.📄 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
9. 9.📄 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
10. 10.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
11. 11.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) writing without reading (c) watching others write (d) reading every question
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) moving on when stuck (c) reading every question (d) ignoring instructions
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) watching others write
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) noting the marks (c) answering extra parts (d) planning time per part
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) noting the marks (d) reading every question
17. 17.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) writing without reading (c) reading every question (d) moving on when stuck
19. 19.📄 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
20. 20.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) short points
21. 21.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to look busy (b) to plan your time (c) to copy answers (d) to finish faster
22. 22.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) starting with a sure one (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) planning time per part
24. 24.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: try the harder ones or read the instructions? (a) try the harder ones (b) read the instructions
25. 25.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) noting the marks (c) circling key words (d) answering extra parts
26. 26.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) give up the paper (b) stare at it for ages (c) move on, come back (d) leave the hall
27. 27.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
28. 28.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or try the harder ones? (a) read the whole paper (b) try the harder ones
30. 30.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or answer known ones first? (a) mark the easy questions (b) answer known ones first
32. 32.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
33. 33.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
34. 34.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) ignoring instructions (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) circling key words
35. 35.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) skip the section (b) choose only four (c) answer two (d) answer all six
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) ignoring instructions (c) moving on when stuck (d) panicking at a hard Q
37. 37.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
38. 38.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
39. 39.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to look clever (b) to finish early (c) to skip the rest (d) to bank sure marks
40. 40.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning

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