Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 756 · 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.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) reading every question (c) circling key words (d) panicking at a hard Q
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) circling key words (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) watching others write
4. 4.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
5. 5.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
6. 6.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
7. 7.📄 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
8. 8.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) starting with a sure one (c) writing without reading (d) ignoring instructions
9. 9.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) answer what is asked (b) finish early (c) write more pages (d) skip reading
10. 10.🔑 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
11. 11.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) skip the section (b) choose only four (c) answer all six (d) answer two
13. 13.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) ignoring instructions (c) circling key words (d) moving on when stuck
15. 15.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) move on, come back (b) stare at it for ages (c) leave the hall (d) give up the paper
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) ignoring instructions (c) answering extra parts (d) moving on when stuck
18. 18.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) writing without reading (c) circling key words (d) ignoring instructions
19. 19.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or check your answers? (a) mark the easy questions (b) check your answers
20. 20.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) short points
21. 21.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
23. 23.📄 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
24. 24.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) writing without reading (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) noting the marks
25. 25.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to skip the rest (b) to finish early (c) to bank sure marks (d) to look clever
26. 26.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) watching others write (c) answering extra parts (d) reading every question
28. 28.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) reading every question (c) circling key words (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
29. 29.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) answering extra parts (c) ignoring instructions (d) reading every question
30. 30.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) watching others write (c) starting with a sure one (d) moving on when stuck
32. 32.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
33. 33.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
34. 34.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.📄 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
36. 36.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.📄 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
38. 38.📄 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
39. 39.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) planning time per part (c) circling key words (d) noting the marks

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