Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 724 · 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 of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) planning time per part (c) answering extra parts (d) circling key words
2. 2.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
3. 3.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) reasons and how
4. 4.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
5. 5.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
7. 7.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) give up the paper (b) leave the hall (c) move on, come back (d) stare at it for ages
8. 8.📄 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
9. 9.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or read the whole paper? (a) check your answers (b) read the whole paper
11. 11.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
12. 12.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) reasons and how
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) writing without reading (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) answering extra parts
14. 14.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
16. 16.📄 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
17. 17.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer all six (b) answer two (c) choose only four (d) skip the section
18. 18.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
20. 20.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
21. 21.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
22. 22.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or answer known ones first? (a) read the whole paper (b) answer known ones first
24. 24.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) ignoring instructions (c) answering extra parts (d) panicking at a hard Q
26. 26.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
27. 27.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) writing without reading (c) starting with a sure one (d) panicking at a hard Q
29. 29.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
30. 30.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
31. 31.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
33. 33.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or try the harder ones? (a) read the instructions (b) try the harder ones
34. 34.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
35. 35.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) answer what is asked (b) write more pages (c) finish early (d) skip reading
36. 36.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) answering extra parts (c) watching others write (d) planning time per part
37. 37.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
39. 39.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) noting the marks (c) ignoring instructions (d) planning time per part
40. 40.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True

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