Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 843 · 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.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
2. 2.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) writing without reading (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) answering extra parts
4. 4.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
6. 6.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) reasons and how
7. 7.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
8. 8.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.📄 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
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) planning time per part (c) moving on when stuck (d) watching others write
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) noting the marks (c) moving on when stuck (d) starting with a sure one
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) moving on when stuck (d) answering extra parts
14. 14.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
15. 15.📄 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
16. 16.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to look busy (b) to finish faster (c) to plan your time (d) to copy answers
17. 17.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) starting with a sure one (c) ignoring instructions (d) noting the marks
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) answering extra parts (c) planning time per part (d) starting with a sure one
19. 19.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
20. 20.📄 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
21. 21.📄 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
22. 22.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) writing without reading (c) noting the marks (d) watching others write
23. 23.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) writing without reading (c) ignoring instructions (d) panicking at a hard Q
24. 24.📄 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
25. 25.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) answering extra parts (c) moving on when stuck (d) circling key words
26. 26.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
27. 27.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) answering extra parts (c) planning time per part (d) ignoring instructions
28. 28.📄 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
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) starting with a sure one (c) reading every question (d) moving on when stuck
30. 30.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) finish early (b) skip reading (c) answer what is asked (d) write more pages
31. 31.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) planning time per part (c) reading every question (d) moving on when stuck
32. 32.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.📄 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
34. 34.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) moving on when stuck (c) ignoring instructions (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
35. 35.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) reasons and how
36. 36.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
38. 38.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
39. 39.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) circling key words (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) writing without reading

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