Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 605 · 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) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
2. 2.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
3. 3.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
4. 4.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
5. 5.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) watching others write (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
6. 6.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) noting the marks (c) reading every question (d) moving on when stuck
7. 7.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
8. 8.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
9. 9.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to look clever (b) to finish early (c) to skip the rest (d) to bank sure marks
13. 13.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
14. 14.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) writing without reading (d) circling key words
16. 16.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
18. 18.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
19. 19.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) stare at it for ages (b) give up the paper (c) move on, come back (d) leave the hall
20. 20.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
22. 22.📄 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
23. 23.📄 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
24. 24.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) writing without reading (c) reading every question (d) ignoring instructions
25. 25.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to look busy (b) to copy answers (c) to plan your time (d) to finish faster
26. 26.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) moving on when stuck (c) starting with a sure one (d) circling key words
27. 27.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or read the instructions? (a) check your answers (b) read the instructions
28. 28.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
29. 29.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) write more pages (b) finish early (c) answer what is asked (d) skip reading
30. 30.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) planning time per part (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) answering extra parts
31. 31.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
32. 32.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer two (b) choose only four (c) skip the section (d) answer all six
33. 33.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
34. 34.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) writing without reading (c) answering extra parts (d) circling key words
36. 36.📄 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
37. 37.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
38. 38.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
39. 39.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
40. 40.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how

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