Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 75 · 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.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) reading every question (c) ignoring instructions (d) writing without reading
3. 3.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: try the harder ones or read the whole paper? (a) try the harder ones (b) read the whole paper
4. 4.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) skip reading (b) answer what is asked (c) write more pages (d) finish early
5. 5.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.📄 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
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) moving on when stuck (c) noting the marks (d) ignoring instructions
8. 8.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) planning time per part (c) reading every question (d) panicking at a hard Q
9. 9.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) answering extra parts (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) circling key words
10. 10.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or mark the easy questions? (a) check your answers (b) mark the easy questions
11. 11.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or answer known ones first? (a) check your answers (b) answer known ones first
12. 12.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) planning time per part (c) moving on when stuck (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
15. 15.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
16. 16.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
17. 17.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
18. 18.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
19. 19.📄 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
20. 20.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) starting with a sure one (c) circling key words (d) answering extra parts
22. 22.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
26. 26.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to finish faster (b) to plan your time (c) to copy answers (d) to look busy
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) answering extra parts (c) reading every question (d) panicking at a hard Q
28. 28.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
29. 29.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
30. 30.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
31. 31.📄 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
32. 32.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) move on, come back (c) give up the paper (d) stare at it for ages
33. 33.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.📄 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
35. 35.📄 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
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) planning time per part (c) watching others write (d) circling key words
37. 37.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
39. 39.📄 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
40. 40.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start

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