Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 531 · 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: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
3. 3.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
4. 4.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
5. 5.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
6. 6.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) finish early (b) answer what is asked (c) skip reading (d) write more pages
7. 7.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: try the harder ones or read the instructions? (a) try the harder ones (b) read the instructions
8. 8.📄 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
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) answering extra parts (c) noting the marks (d) reading every question
10. 10.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
12. 12.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
13. 13.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) starting with a sure one (c) watching others write (d) moving on when stuck
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) answering extra parts (c) starting with a sure one (d) writing without reading
17. 17.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
18. 18.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) answering extra parts (c) noting the marks (d) panicking at a hard Q
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) ignoring instructions (c) reading every question (d) moving on when stuck
20. 20.📄 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
21. 21.🔑 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
22. 22.📄 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
23. 23.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) planning time per part (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) circling key words
25. 25.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
26. 26.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) moving on when stuck (c) watching others write (d) circling key words
27. 27.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
28. 28.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
29. 29.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) circling key words (c) ignoring instructions (d) noting the marks
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) writing without reading (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) reading every question
32. 32.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) planning time per part (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) ignoring instructions
33. 33.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: answer known ones first or mark the easy questions? (a) answer known ones first (b) mark the easy questions
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.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) noting the marks (d) writing without reading
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) circling key words (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
38. 38.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) writing without reading (c) circling key words (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
39. 39.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer two (b) skip the section (c) choose only four (d) answer all six
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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