Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 502 · 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.📄 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
3. 3.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
4. 4.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) writing without reading (c) noting the marks (d) circling key words
6. 6.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or answer known ones first? (a) read the instructions (b) answer known ones first
7. 7.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) ignoring instructions (c) reading every question (d) planning time per part
8. 8.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to skip the rest (b) to look clever (c) to finish early (d) to bank sure marks
9. 9.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
11. 11.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or read the instructions? (a) mark the easy questions (b) read the instructions
12. 12.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) stare at it for ages (b) move on, come back (c) leave the hall (d) give up the paper
15. 15.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) reading every question (d) writing without reading
17. 17.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
19. 19.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) ignoring instructions (c) planning time per part (d) watching others write
20. 20.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) noting the marks (c) ignoring instructions (d) moving on when stuck
22. 22.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: try the harder ones or answer known ones first? (a) try the harder ones (b) answer known ones first
23. 23.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to look busy (b) to finish faster (c) to plan your time (d) to copy answers
24. 24.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) reading every question (c) writing without reading (d) starting with a sure one
26. 26.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
27. 27.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
29. 29.📄 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
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) planning time per part (c) watching others write (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
31. 31.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer two (b) skip the section (c) answer all six (d) choose only four
32. 32.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
33. 33.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
34. 34.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) starting with a sure one (c) answering extra parts (d) reading every question
36. 36.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
37. 37.📄 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
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) planning time per part (c) starting with a sure one (d) noting the marks
39. 39.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
40. 40.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False

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