Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 854 · 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) False (b) True
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) starting with a sure one (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) writing without reading
3. 3.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) writing without reading (c) planning time per part (d) reading every question
4. 4.📄 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
5. 5.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
6. 6.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) starting with a sure one (c) moving on when stuck (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
7. 7.📄 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
8. 8.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
9. 9.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
11. 11.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
12. 12.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to look clever (b) to skip the rest (c) to bank sure marks (d) to finish early
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) answering extra parts (c) planning time per part (d) panicking at a hard Q
14. 14.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) circling key words (c) reading every question (d) answering extra parts
15. 15.🔑 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
16. 16.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) choose only four (b) skip the section (c) answer two (d) answer all six
17. 17.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
18. 18.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
19. 19.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
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: read the instructions or read the whole paper? (a) read the instructions (b) read the whole paper
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) moving on when stuck (c) planning time per part (d) panicking at a hard Q
23. 23.📄 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
24. 24.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) finish early (b) write more pages (c) answer what is asked (d) skip reading
25. 25.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
26. 26.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
27. 27.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
28. 28.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
29. 29.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
30. 30.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) planning time per part (c) answering extra parts (d) reading every question
32. 32.📄 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
33. 33.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
34. 34.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.📄 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
36. 36.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) planning time per part (c) circling key words (d) watching others write
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: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start

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