Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 799 · 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.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) skip reading (b) finish early (c) answer what is asked (d) write more pages
2. 2.📄 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
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.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) short points
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) starting with a sure one (c) answering extra parts (d) circling key words
6. 6.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
8. 8.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) watching others write (c) reading every question (d) noting the marks
10. 10.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) skip the section (b) choose only four (c) answer all six (d) answer two
11. 11.📄 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
12. 12.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
15. 15.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) reading every question (c) planning time per part (d) starting with a sure one
17. 17.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
18. 18.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
19. 19.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: answer known ones first or read the whole paper? (a) answer known ones first (b) read the whole paper
20. 20.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
21. 21.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) answering extra parts (c) writing without reading (d) ignoring instructions
22. 22.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
23. 23.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) reading every question (c) answering extra parts (d) watching others write
25. 25.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) reading every question (c) noting the marks (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) noting the marks (c) reading every question (d) writing without reading
28. 28.📄 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
29. 29.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
30. 30.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) stare at it for ages (b) leave the hall (c) give up the paper (d) move on, come back
31. 31.📄 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
32. 32.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
33. 33.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) planning time per part (d) noting the marks
35. 35.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to plan your time (b) to finish faster (c) to look busy (d) to copy answers
36. 36.📄 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
37. 37.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
39. 39.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
40. 40.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False

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