Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 580 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) circling key words (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) planning time per part
2. 2.📄 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
3. 3.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) moving on when stuck (c) writing without reading (d) answering extra parts
6. 6.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) choose only four (b) answer all six (c) skip the section (d) answer two
7. 7.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to skip the rest (b) to finish early (c) to bank sure marks (d) to look clever
8. 8.📄 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
9. 9.📄 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
10. 10.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
11. 11.📄 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
12. 12.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
13. 13.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
14. 14.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
16. 16.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) stuck on Q1 for ages
17. 17.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
18. 18.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) noting the marks (c) answering extra parts (d) moving on when stuck
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) answering extra parts (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) noting the marks
20. 20.📄 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
21. 21.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) ignoring instructions
22. 22.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or read the whole paper? (a) check your answers (b) read the whole paper
23. 23.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) writing without reading (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) planning time per part
24. 24.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) moving on when stuck (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) reading every question
27. 27.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) reading every question (c) circling key words (d) ignoring instructions
29. 29.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or mark the easy questions? (a) read the whole paper (b) mark the easy questions
30. 30.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
31. 31.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
32. 32.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) watching others write (c) moving on when stuck (d) starting with a sure one
34. 34.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
37. 37.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
40. 40.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False

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