Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 600 · 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? “List three uses of water.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
2. 2.📄 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
3. 3.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) skip reading (b) write more pages (c) finish early (d) answer what is asked
4. 4.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) planning time per part (d) ignoring instructions
5. 5.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) starting with a sure one (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) circling key words
6. 6.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or read the whole paper? (a) mark the easy questions (b) read the whole paper
7. 7.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔑 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) reasons and how (d) short points
9. 9.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
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.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
12. 12.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
13. 13.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
14. 14.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.📄 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
16. 16.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) reasons and how
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) ignoring instructions (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) answering extra parts (c) noting the marks (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) noting the marks (c) planning time per part (d) reading every question
20. 20.📄 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
21. 21.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to bank sure marks (b) to finish early (c) to skip the rest (d) to look clever
22. 22.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
23. 23.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
24. 24.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) writing without reading (c) starting with a sure one (d) noting the marks
26. 26.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
27. 27.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) writing without reading (c) planning time per part (d) panicking at a hard Q
29. 29.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) move on, come back (c) give up the paper (d) stare at it for ages
30. 30.📄 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
31. 31.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) short points
32. 32.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
33. 33.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) reading every question (d) writing without reading
35. 35.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
36. 36.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer all six (b) skip the section (c) choose only four (d) answer two
37. 37.📄 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
38. 38.📄 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
39. 39.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) writing without reading (c) moving on when stuck (d) noting the marks

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