Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 490 · 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.📄 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
2. 2.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or answer known ones first? (a) read the whole paper (b) answer known ones first
4. 4.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
5. 5.📄 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
6. 6.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
7. 7.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to finish faster (b) to plan your time (c) to look busy (d) to copy answers
8. 8.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) move on, come back (b) give up the paper (c) stare at it for ages (d) leave the hall
10. 10.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
11. 11.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
12. 12.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
13. 13.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to skip the rest (b) to look clever (c) to bank sure marks (d) to finish early
14. 14.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
15. 15.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or try the harder ones? (a) mark the easy questions (b) try the harder ones
17. 17.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
18. 18.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
19. 19.🔑 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
20. 20.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) skip reading (b) write more pages (c) answer what is asked (d) finish early
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) answering extra parts (c) starting with a sure one (d) planning time per part
22. 22.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
23. 23.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
26. 26.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) reading every question (c) planning time per part (d) ignoring instructions
27. 27.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
28. 28.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) planning time per part (d) panicking at a hard Q
30. 30.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
32. 32.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) moving on when stuck (c) starting with a sure one (d) writing without reading
34. 34.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or read the instructions? (a) read the whole paper (b) read the instructions
35. 35.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) starting with a sure one (c) ignoring instructions (d) writing without reading
36. 36.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
37. 37.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer two (b) choose only four (c) skip the section (d) answer all six
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) circling key words (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
39. 39.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
40. 40.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True

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