Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 723 · 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.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
2. 2.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
3. 3.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: try the harder ones or read the instructions? (a) try the harder ones (b) read the instructions
6. 6.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
7. 7.📄 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
8. 8.📄 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
9. 9.📄 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
10. 10.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to look clever (b) to bank sure marks (c) to finish early (d) to skip the rest
12. 12.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
13. 13.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
14. 14.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
15. 15.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) circling key words (d) panicking at a hard Q
16. 16.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
17. 17.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
18. 18.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) starting with a sure one (d) planning time per part
20. 20.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
21. 21.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
22. 22.📄 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
23. 23.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) writing without reading (c) watching others write (d) moving on when stuck
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: planning time per part? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) circling key words (c) writing without reading (d) watching others write
27. 27.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
28. 28.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) writing without reading (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) noting the marks
31. 31.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) answering extra parts (c) starting with a sure one (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) circling key words (c) moving on when stuck (d) planning time per part
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) planning time per part (d) noting the marks
35. 35.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
36. 36.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) answering extra parts (c) moving on when stuck (d) planning time per part
37. 37.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) ignoring instructions (c) circling key words (d) moving on when stuck
39. 39.🔑 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
40. 40.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True

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