Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 601 · 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.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
4. 4.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
5. 5.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) moving on when stuck (c) watching others write (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
6. 6.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
7. 7.📄 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
8. 8.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) answering extra parts (c) watching others write (d) ignoring instructions
10. 10.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) watching others write (c) noting the marks (d) planning time per part
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) circling key words (c) writing without reading (d) planning time per part
12. 12.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
15. 15.📄 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
16. 16.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or answer known ones first? (a) check your answers (b) answer known ones first
17. 17.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
18. 18.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or answer known ones first? (a) mark the easy questions (b) answer known ones first
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) moving on when stuck (c) starting with a sure one (d) noting the marks
20. 20.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) writing without reading (d) reading every question
22. 22.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or answer known ones first? (a) read the whole paper (b) answer known ones first
23. 23.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
24. 24.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
27. 27.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) starting with a sure one (d) circling key words
28. 28.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
29. 29.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) short points
30. 30.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) circling key words (c) ignoring instructions (d) planning time per part
31. 31.📄 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
32. 32.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) reading every question (c) circling key words (d) noting the marks
34. 34.📄 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
35. 35.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) give up the paper (b) leave the hall (c) move on, come back (d) stare at it for ages
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) starting with a sure one (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) moving on when stuck
37. 37.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) answering extra parts (c) moving on when stuck (d) watching others write
39. 39.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) skip the section (b) answer two (c) choose only four (d) answer all six
40. 40.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning

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