Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 587 · 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 of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) reading every question (c) moving on when stuck (d) circling key words
2. 2.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or check your answers? (a) read the whole paper (b) check your answers
6. 6.📄 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
7. 7.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to skip the rest (b) to bank sure marks (c) to look clever (d) to finish early
8. 8.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) move on, come back (b) leave the hall (c) give up the paper (d) stare at it for ages
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) ignoring instructions (d) panicking at a hard Q
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) moving on when stuck (c) reading every question (d) starting with a sure one
11. 11.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer all six (b) skip the section (c) answer two (d) choose only four
12. 12.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) noting the marks (c) ignoring instructions (d) reading every question
13. 13.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) write more pages (b) finish early (c) skip reading (d) answer what is asked
14. 14.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or read the whole paper? (a) read the instructions (b) read the whole paper
15. 15.📄 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
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) writing without reading (c) planning time per part (d) watching others write
17. 17.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
18. 18.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔑 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
21. 21.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
23. 23.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) ignoring instructions (c) reading every question (d) panicking at a hard Q
24. 24.📄 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
25. 25.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
28. 28.🔑 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
29. 29.📄 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
30. 30.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to plan your time (b) to look busy (c) to copy answers (d) to finish faster
31. 31.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
32. 32.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) answering extra parts (d) writing without reading
33. 33.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔑 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
35. 35.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or answer known ones first? (a) read the instructions (b) answer known ones first
36. 36.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) reading every question (c) planning time per part (d) watching others write
39. 39.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
40. 40.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True

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