Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 807 · 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: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer two (b) answer all six (c) skip the section (d) choose only four
3. 3.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) write more pages (b) answer what is asked (c) skip reading (d) finish early
4. 4.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
6. 6.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: answer known ones first or try the harder ones? (a) answer known ones first (b) try the harder ones
7. 7.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) reading every question (c) noting the marks (d) answering extra parts
9. 9.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
10. 10.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) circling key words (c) noting the marks (d) starting with a sure one
12. 12.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) planning time per part
14. 14.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
15. 15.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) starting with a sure one (d) ignoring instructions
16. 16.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
17. 17.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) starting with a sure one (d) ignoring instructions
21. 21.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) starting with a sure one (c) moving on when stuck (d) panicking at a hard Q
22. 22.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) reasons and how
23. 23.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
24. 24.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
25. 25.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or check your answers? (a) read the whole paper (b) check your answers
26. 26.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) noting the marks (c) circling key words (d) starting with a sure one
28. 28.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) short points
29. 29.📄 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
30. 30.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) planning time per part (c) noting the marks (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
33. 33.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) ignoring instructions
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) writing without reading (c) moving on when stuck (d) planning time per part
35. 35.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.📄 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
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) writing without reading (c) watching others write (d) circling key words
38. 38.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) ignoring instructions (c) writing without reading (d) reading every question
40. 40.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or mark the easy questions? (a) read the whole paper (b) mark the easy questions

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