Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 824 · 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) write more pages (b) answer what is asked (c) skip reading (d) finish early
2. 2.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
3. 3.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer all six (b) choose only four (c) skip the section (d) answer two
4. 4.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) stare at it for ages (b) give up the paper (c) leave the hall (d) move on, come back
5. 5.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) reasons and how
6. 6.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
7. 7.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
8. 8.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) watching others write (c) ignoring instructions (d) writing without reading
9. 9.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or answer known ones first? (a) read the instructions (b) answer known ones first
11. 11.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) noting the marks (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
12. 12.📄 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
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) moving on when stuck (c) reading every question (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) ignoring instructions (c) writing without reading (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
15. 15.📄 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
16. 16.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) answering extra parts (c) writing without reading (d) ignoring instructions
18. 18.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to look busy (b) to finish faster (c) to copy answers (d) to plan your time
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) answering extra parts (c) watching others write (d) planning time per part
20. 20.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
21. 21.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) circling key words (c) moving on when stuck (d) reading every question
22. 22.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) planning time per part (d) noting the marks
24. 24.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
25. 25.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
26. 26.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
28. 28.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or answer known ones first? (a) check your answers (b) answer known ones first
29. 29.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) planning time per part (d) ignoring instructions
30. 30.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
31. 31.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
32. 32.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to finish early (b) to look clever (c) to bank sure marks (d) to skip the rest
33. 33.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) writing without reading (c) answering extra parts (d) reading every question
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) planning time per part (c) writing without reading (d) circling key words
37. 37.📄 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
38. 38.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) noting the marks (c) ignoring instructions (d) reading every question

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