Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 819 · 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.📄 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
2. 2.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) circling key words (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
5. 5.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) finish early (b) write more pages (c) answer what is asked (d) skip reading
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) circling key words (c) noting the marks (d) starting with a sure one
7. 7.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
8. 8.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
9. 9.📄 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
10. 10.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
11. 11.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to copy answers (b) to look busy (c) to plan your time (d) to finish faster
12. 12.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
13. 13.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
14. 14.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
16. 16.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
17. 17.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
18. 18.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) reading every question (c) watching others write (d) answering extra parts
19. 19.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer two (b) choose only four (c) answer all six (d) skip the section
20. 20.📄 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
21. 21.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
22. 22.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
23. 23.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
24. 24.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: try the harder ones or mark the easy questions? (a) try the harder ones (b) mark the easy questions
25. 25.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: answer known ones first or mark the easy questions? (a) answer known ones first (b) mark the easy questions
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) planning time per part (c) watching others write (d) ignoring instructions
27. 27.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
30. 30.📄 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
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) planning time per part (c) circling key words (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
32. 32.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) watching others write (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) starting with a sure one
33. 33.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
34. 34.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) noting the marks (c) answering extra parts (d) moving on when stuck
35. 35.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
37. 37.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) writing without reading (c) moving on when stuck (d) reading every question
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) moving on when stuck (c) noting the marks (d) answering extra parts
39. 39.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
40. 40.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) short points

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