Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 710 · 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 poor start (b) a smart start
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) moving on when stuck (c) answering extra parts (d) watching others write
3. 3.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
4. 4.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) writing without reading (c) starting with a sure one (d) watching others write
7. 7.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
8. 8.📄 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
9. 9.📄 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
10. 10.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer two (b) answer all six (c) skip the section (d) choose only four
11. 11.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) answering extra parts (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) noting the marks
12. 12.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.📄 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
14. 14.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) reading every question (c) answering extra parts (d) writing without reading
16. 16.📄 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
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) answering extra parts (c) planning time per part (d) moving on when stuck
18. 18.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.📄 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
20. 20.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
21. 21.📄 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
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) noting the marks (c) writing without reading (d) watching others write
23. 23.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
24. 24.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
25. 25.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to look busy (b) to copy answers (c) to finish faster (d) to plan your time
26. 26.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: try the harder ones or mark the easy questions? (a) try the harder ones (b) mark the easy questions
27. 27.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
28. 28.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
29. 29.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) answer what is asked (b) write more pages (c) skip reading (d) finish early
30. 30.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
31. 31.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to finish early (b) to bank sure marks (c) to skip the rest (d) to look clever
34. 34.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
36. 36.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) writing without reading (c) circling key words (d) noting the marks
39. 39.📄 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
40. 40.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning

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