Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 715 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) writing without reading (c) ignoring instructions (d) circling key words
2. 2.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or answer known ones first? (a) read the instructions (b) answer known ones first
3. 3.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or check your answers? (a) read the instructions (b) check your answers
4. 4.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
5. 5.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
6. 6.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
7. 7.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
8. 8.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
9. 9.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) circling key words (c) noting the marks (d) starting with a sure one
10. 10.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) writing without reading (c) ignoring instructions (d) reading every question
12. 12.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer two (b) answer all six (c) choose only four (d) skip the section
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) reading every question (c) moving on when stuck (d) noting the marks
14. 14.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
15. 15.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
16. 16.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
18. 18.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
19. 19.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.📄 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
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) noting the marks (d) watching others write
22. 22.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) planning time per part (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) starting with a sure one
24. 24.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
25. 25.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
26. 26.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to copy answers (b) to finish faster (c) to plan your time (d) to look busy
27. 27.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
28. 28.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) skip reading (b) finish early (c) write more pages (d) answer what is asked
29. 29.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) ignoring instructions (c) starting with a sure one (d) noting the marks
30. 30.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.📄 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
32. 32.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) circling key words (c) reading every question (d) writing without reading
33. 33.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
34. 34.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) answering extra parts (d) ignoring instructions
36. 36.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
37. 37.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) noting the marks (d) planning time per part
38. 38.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
39. 39.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔑 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

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