Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 577 · 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? “State two features of a desert.” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
2. 2.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
3. 3.📄 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
4. 4.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) ignoring instructions (c) noting the marks (d) moving on when stuck
6. 6.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
7. 7.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) finish early (b) answer what is asked (c) write more pages (d) skip reading
8. 8.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or try the harder ones? (a) read the whole paper (b) try the harder ones
9. 9.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer all six (b) choose only four (c) answer two (d) skip the section
10. 10.📄 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
11. 11.📄 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
12. 12.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) planning time per part (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
15. 15.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) reasons and how
16. 16.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to look busy (b) to plan your time (c) to copy answers (d) to finish faster
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) ignoring instructions (d) answering extra parts
20. 20.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) watching others write (c) noting the marks (d) reading every question
21. 21.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) watching others write (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
22. 22.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to skip the rest (b) to look clever (c) to bank sure marks (d) to finish early
23. 23.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
24. 24.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) writing without reading (c) reading every question (d) watching others write
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) answering extra parts (c) writing without reading (d) watching others write
26. 26.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
27. 27.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) moving on when stuck (c) answering extra parts (d) reading every question
29. 29.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) starting with a sure one (d) planning time per part
31. 31.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or mark the easy questions? (a) read the instructions (b) mark the easy questions
32. 32.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
33. 33.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
34. 34.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.📄 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
37. 37.📄 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
38. 38.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
39. 39.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) reading every question (c) starting with a sure one (d) writing without reading

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