Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 653 · 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: noting the marks? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
2. 2.📄 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
3. 3.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
5. 5.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to skip the rest (b) to finish early (c) to bank sure marks (d) to look clever
6. 6.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) ignoring instructions (c) noting the marks (d) circling key words
7. 7.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer two (b) answer all six (c) choose only four (d) skip the section
8. 8.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
10. 10.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.📄 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
12. 12.📄 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
13. 13.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or try the harder ones? (a) read the whole paper (b) try the harder ones
14. 14.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
15. 15.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) answer what is asked (b) write more pages (c) skip reading (d) finish early
16. 16.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
17. 17.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) planning time per part (c) moving on when stuck (d) panicking at a hard Q
19. 19.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
21. 21.📄 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
22. 22.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
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: circling key words? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
25. 25.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) reading every question (c) starting with a sure one (d) planning time per part
27. 27.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
28. 28.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to look busy (b) to plan your time (c) to finish faster (d) to copy answers
29. 29.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
30. 30.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) ignoring instructions (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) answering extra parts (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) reading every question
32. 32.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
33. 33.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) planning time per part (c) watching others write (d) moving on when stuck
35. 35.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) stare at it for ages (b) move on, come back (c) give up the paper (d) leave the hall
37. 37.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) noting the marks (d) ignoring instructions
39. 39.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) moving on when stuck (c) noting the marks (d) reading every question
40. 40.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning

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