Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 486 · 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: “List three uses of water.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) noting the marks (d) reading every question
3. 3.📄 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
4. 4.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
5. 5.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer all six (b) answer two (c) choose only four (d) skip the section
7. 7.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) write more pages (b) skip reading (c) answer what is asked (d) finish early
9. 9.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
10. 10.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
11. 11.📄 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
12. 12.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) starting with a sure one (d) writing without reading
16. 16.🔑 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
17. 17.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
18. 18.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to look clever (b) to finish early (c) to bank sure marks (d) to skip the rest
20. 20.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
21. 21.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
22. 22.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) moving on when stuck (c) writing without reading (d) noting the marks
25. 25.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) writing without reading (c) answering extra parts (d) moving on when stuck
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) writing without reading (c) moving on when stuck (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) watching others write (c) planning time per part (d) ignoring instructions
28. 28.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
29. 29.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) short points
31. 31.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.📄 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
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 is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) noting the marks (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) reading every question
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) reading every question (d) answering extra parts
36. 36.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: try the harder ones or mark the easy questions? (a) try the harder ones (b) mark the easy questions
37. 37.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or read the instructions? (a) check your answers (b) read the instructions
38. 38.📄 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
39. 39.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
40. 40.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) move on, come back (b) give up the paper (c) leave the hall (d) stare at it for ages

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