Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 555 · 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.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
2. 2.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) moving on when stuck (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) writing without reading
4. 4.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
6. 6.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) answering extra parts (d) noting the marks
7. 7.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer all six (b) choose only four (c) skip the section (d) answer two
8. 8.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.📄 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
10. 10.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: answer known ones first or read the instructions? (a) answer known ones first (b) read the instructions
11. 11.🔑 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
12. 12.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) noting the marks (c) answering extra parts (d) planning time per part
13. 13.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
14. 14.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) answering extra parts (c) starting with a sure one (d) panicking at a hard Q
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) starting with a sure one (c) circling key words (d) answering extra parts
16. 16.📄 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
17. 17.🔑 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
18. 18.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or read the instructions? (a) check your answers (b) read the instructions
19. 19.📄 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
20. 20.📄 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
21. 21.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
23. 23.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
24. 24.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.📄 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
26. 26.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to look clever (b) to finish early (c) to skip the rest (d) to bank sure marks
27. 27.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) answering extra parts (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) starting with a sure one
29. 29.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) circling key words (c) answering extra parts (d) panicking at a hard Q
30. 30.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or check your answers? (a) mark the easy questions (b) check your answers
31. 31.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
32. 32.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
33. 33.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
34. 34.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) reading every question (c) writing without reading (d) moving on when stuck
35. 35.📄 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
36. 36.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
37. 37.🔑 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
38. 38.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
39. 39.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True

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