Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 635 · 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: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔑 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
3. 3.📄 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
4. 4.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.📄 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
6. 6.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) move on, come back (b) leave the hall (c) stare at it for ages (d) give up the paper
7. 7.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) starting with a sure one (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) reading every question
8. 8.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
9. 9.📄 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
10. 10.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) write more pages (b) finish early (c) skip reading (d) answer what is asked
11. 11.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) planning time per part (c) writing without reading (d) circling key words
14. 14.📄 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
15. 15.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
16. 16.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) moving on when stuck (c) planning time per part (d) ignoring instructions
17. 17.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
18. 18.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
19. 19.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
20. 20.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
23. 23.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) reasons and how
24. 24.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) starting with a sure one (c) noting the marks (d) watching others write
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) planning time per part (c) circling key words (d) starting with a sure one
26. 26.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.📄 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
29. 29.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) circling key words (c) writing without reading (d) watching others write
30. 30.📄 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
31. 31.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
32. 32.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or read the instructions? (a) read the whole paper (b) read the instructions
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) ignoring instructions (c) starting with a sure one (d) panicking at a hard Q
34. 34.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) reading every question (d) panicking at a hard Q
38. 38.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) starting with a sure one (c) ignoring instructions (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
40. 40.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to look clever (b) to skip the rest (c) to finish early (d) to bank sure marks

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