Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 746 · 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? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) short points
2. 2.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or try the harder ones? (a) mark the easy questions (b) try the harder ones
3. 3.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
4. 4.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
5. 5.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or check your answers? (a) read the instructions (b) check your answers
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) moving on when stuck (d) ignoring instructions
7. 7.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
8. 8.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or read the instructions? (a) check your answers (b) read the instructions
10. 10.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) writing without reading (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
11. 11.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) watching others write (d) writing without reading
12. 12.📄 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
13. 13.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer two (b) answer all six (c) skip the section (d) choose only four
14. 14.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
15. 15.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
16. 16.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or read the whole paper? (a) read the instructions (b) read the whole paper
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) ignoring instructions (c) answering extra parts (d) writing without reading
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: read the whole paper or answer known ones first? (a) read the whole paper (b) answer known ones first
20. 20.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: answer known ones first or read the instructions? (a) answer known ones first (b) read the instructions
21. 21.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to finish early (b) to bank sure marks (c) to look clever (d) to skip the rest
22. 22.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) finish early (b) answer what is asked (c) write more pages (d) skip reading
23. 23.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) writing without reading (c) moving on when stuck (d) ignoring instructions
24. 24.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.📄 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
26. 26.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
28. 28.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) starting with a sure one (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
29. 29.🔑 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
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) circling key words (c) moving on when stuck (d) watching others write
31. 31.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) reasons and how
32. 32.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) circling key words (c) noting the marks (d) answering extra parts
34. 34.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to plan your time (b) to look busy (c) to finish faster (d) to copy answers
35. 35.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or read the instructions? (a) mark the easy questions (b) read the instructions
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) noting the marks (c) answering extra parts (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
38. 38.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
39. 39.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) ignoring instructions (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
40. 40.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start

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