Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 547 · 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: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
3. 3.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
4. 4.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
5. 5.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) watching others write (c) planning time per part (d) answering extra parts
7. 7.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to finish faster (b) to plan your time (c) to copy answers (d) to look busy
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) circling key words (c) starting with a sure one (d) ignoring instructions
9. 9.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
10. 10.📄 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
11. 11.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
12. 12.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to finish early (b) to look clever (c) to skip the rest (d) to bank sure marks
13. 13.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
14. 14.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) starting with a sure one (c) writing without reading (d) moving on when stuck
16. 16.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) watching others write (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) answering extra parts
17. 17.📄 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
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) circling key words (c) watching others write (d) moving on when stuck
19. 19.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
20. 20.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
22. 22.📄 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
23. 23.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
24. 24.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
25. 25.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) reading every question (c) circling key words (d) noting the marks
27. 27.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) short points
28. 28.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) writing without reading (c) watching others write (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
29. 29.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) give up the paper (b) stare at it for ages (c) move on, come back (d) leave the hall
31. 31.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: answer known ones first or check your answers? (a) answer known ones first (b) check your answers
32. 32.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
33. 33.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) planning time per part (c) writing without reading (d) noting the marks
34. 34.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer all six (b) skip the section (c) choose only four (d) answer two
35. 35.📄 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
36. 36.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
37. 37.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
38. 38.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or try the harder ones? (a) read the instructions (b) try the harder ones
39. 39.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) reading every question (c) noting the marks (d) watching others write
40. 40.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False

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