Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 647 · 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.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
2. 2.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) reading every question (c) answering extra parts (d) moving on when stuck
4. 4.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
5. 5.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) answering extra parts (c) writing without reading (d) circling key words
6. 6.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer all six (b) answer two (c) skip the section (d) choose only four
7. 7.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) finish early (b) write more pages (c) skip reading (d) answer what is asked
8. 8.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
9. 9.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
10. 10.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to copy answers (b) to plan your time (c) to finish faster (d) to look busy
11. 11.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
12. 12.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to skip the rest (b) to look clever (c) to bank sure marks (d) to finish early
13. 13.📄 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
14. 14.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
15. 15.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
16. 16.📄 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
17. 17.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
20. 20.📄 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
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) writing without reading
22. 22.📄 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
23. 23.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
24. 24.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
25. 25.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
26. 26.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) writing without reading (c) noting the marks (d) answering extra parts
27. 27.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) watching others write (c) starting with a sure one (d) ignoring instructions
28. 28.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or mark the easy questions? (a) read the whole paper (b) mark the easy questions
29. 29.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) planning time per part (c) answering extra parts (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
31. 31.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) watching others write (c) ignoring instructions (d) reading every question
32. 32.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
33. 33.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
34. 34.🔑 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
35. 35.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
36. 36.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) noting the marks (c) moving on when stuck (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
37. 37.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.📄 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
39. 39.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or read the instructions? (a) check your answers (b) read the instructions

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