Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 491 · 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: try the harder ones or check your answers? (a) try the harder ones (b) check your answers
2. 2.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) moving on when stuck (c) writing without reading (d) noting the marks
4. 4.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) watching others write (c) reading every question (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
7. 7.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) watching others write (c) reading every question (d) answering extra parts
8. 8.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
9. 9.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to bank sure marks (b) to finish early (c) to skip the rest (d) to look clever
10. 10.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) skip reading (b) finish early (c) write more pages (d) answer what is asked
12. 12.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
13. 13.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to copy answers (b) to plan your time (c) to look busy (d) to finish faster
14. 14.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
15. 15.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) skip the section (b) choose only four (c) answer two (d) answer all six
16. 16.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) stare at it for ages (c) give up the paper (d) move on, come back
17. 17.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
18. 18.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
19. 19.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
20. 20.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
21. 21.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) noting the marks (c) ignoring instructions (d) writing without reading
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) planning time per part (c) circling key words (d) panicking at a hard Q
24. 24.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) short points
25. 25.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
26. 26.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) planning time per part (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) reading every question
28. 28.📄 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
29. 29.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
30. 30.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) starting with a sure one (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) planning time per part
32. 32.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) answering extra parts (c) ignoring instructions (d) writing without reading
33. 33.📄 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
34. 34.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
36. 36.📄 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
37. 37.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) writing without reading (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) watching others write
38. 38.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.📄 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

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