Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 522 · 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.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
2. 2.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
3. 3.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) planning time per part (c) circling key words (d) noting the marks
5. 5.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer all six (b) answer two (c) skip the section (d) choose only four
6. 6.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
8. 8.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
9. 9.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) planning time per part (d) answering extra parts
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.📄 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
13. 13.📄 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
14. 14.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) circling key words (d) ignoring instructions
15. 15.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) planning time per part (c) ignoring instructions (d) noting the marks
17. 17.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
21. 21.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
22. 22.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) reading every question (c) noting the marks (d) answering extra parts
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) reading every question (c) ignoring instructions (d) answering extra parts
25. 25.📄 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
26. 26.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) write more pages (b) finish early (c) skip reading (d) answer what is asked
27. 27.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to bank sure marks (b) to look clever (c) to skip the rest (d) to finish early
28. 28.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) reasons and how
29. 29.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) noting the marks (c) writing without reading (d) watching others write
30. 30.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
31. 31.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
32. 32.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) answering extra parts (c) ignoring instructions (d) starting with a sure one
33. 33.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or check your answers? (a) read the whole paper (b) check your answers
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) planning time per part (c) circling key words (d) moving on when stuck
36. 36.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) moving on when stuck (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) planning time per part
38. 38.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) stare at it for ages (b) give up the paper (c) move on, come back (d) leave the hall
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) ignoring instructions (c) answering extra parts (d) starting with a sure one
40. 40.📄 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

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