Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 815 · 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 the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.📄 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
3. 3.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) planning time per part (c) reading every question (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
5. 5.📄 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
6. 6.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to skip the rest (b) to bank sure marks (c) to finish early (d) to look clever
8. 8.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
9. 9.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) watching others write (d) starting with a sure one
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) starting with a sure one (c) writing without reading (d) planning time per part
11. 11.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.📄 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
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) writing without reading (d) watching others write
14. 14.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to finish faster (b) to copy answers (c) to look busy (d) to plan your time
15. 15.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
16. 16.📄 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
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) watching others write (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) circling key words
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) moving on when stuck (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) starting with a sure one
19. 19.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
21. 21.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) moving on when stuck (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) reading every question
22. 22.📄 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
23. 23.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) answering extra parts (c) ignoring instructions (d) reading every question
24. 24.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.📄 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
27. 27.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
28. 28.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
29. 29.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) give up the paper (c) stare at it for ages (d) move on, come back
30. 30.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
31. 31.🔑 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
32. 32.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
33. 33.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: try the harder ones or read the instructions? (a) try the harder ones (b) read the instructions
34. 34.📄 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
35. 35.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
36. 36.🔑 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
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) planning time per part (c) ignoring instructions (d) noting the marks
38. 38.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) circling key words (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) writing without reading
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: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False

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