Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 822 · 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: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) short points
3. 3.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
4. 4.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
5. 5.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
7. 7.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) planning time per part (c) starting with a sure one (d) moving on when stuck
9. 9.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) circling key words (d) moving on when stuck
10. 10.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) watching others write (c) moving on when stuck (d) answering extra parts
11. 11.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) choose only four (b) answer all six (c) answer two (d) skip the section
13. 13.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) reading every question (c) moving on when stuck (d) planning time per part
15. 15.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
16. 16.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) reading every question (c) starting with a sure one (d) planning time per part
17. 17.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) reasons and how
19. 19.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
21. 21.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
22. 22.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
23. 23.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
24. 24.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to plan your time (b) to look busy (c) to copy answers (d) to finish faster
25. 25.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) short points
27. 27.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) circling key words (c) noting the marks (d) ignoring instructions
28. 28.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to skip the rest (b) to finish early (c) to bank sure marks (d) to look clever
30. 30.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
31. 31.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) noting the marks (c) writing without reading (d) moving on when stuck
32. 32.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
33. 33.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) answering extra parts (d) noting the marks
34. 34.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) stare at it for ages (b) leave the hall (c) move on, come back (d) give up the paper
35. 35.📄 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
36. 36.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or read the whole paper? (a) check your answers (b) read the whole paper
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) watching others write (c) moving on when stuck (d) panicking at a hard Q
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) planning time per part (c) noting the marks (d) starting with a sure one
39. 39.🔑 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
40. 40.📄 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

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