Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 774 · 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: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.📄 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
3. 3.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) reading every question (d) noting the marks
5. 5.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) reading every question (d) answering extra parts
6. 6.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
7. 7.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) ignoring instructions (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) answering extra parts
8. 8.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
9. 9.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
10. 10.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
11. 11.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or answer known ones first? (a) mark the easy questions (b) answer known ones first
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) starting with a sure one (d) panicking at a hard Q
13. 13.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to plan your time (b) to finish faster (c) to copy answers (d) to look busy
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.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) reasons and how
17. 17.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔑 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
19. 19.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) noting the marks (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) moving on when stuck
20. 20.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) skip reading (b) write more pages (c) finish early (d) answer what is asked
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) starting with a sure one (c) circling key words (d) answering extra parts
22. 22.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) reading every question (c) answering extra parts (d) ignoring instructions
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) answering extra parts (c) noting the marks (d) writing without reading
25. 25.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
26. 26.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) watching others write (c) circling key words (d) reading every question
29. 29.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to look clever (b) to skip the rest (c) to finish early (d) to bank sure marks
30. 30.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) ignoring instructions (c) planning time per part (d) answering extra parts
32. 32.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.📄 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
34. 34.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) short points
35. 35.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) starting with a sure one (c) writing without reading (d) ignoring instructions
37. 37.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
38. 38.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) circling key words (c) answering extra parts (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
39. 39.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.📄 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

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