Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 86 · 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.🔍 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
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) circling key words (c) noting the marks (d) writing without reading
3. 3.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) writing without reading (c) circling key words (d) watching others write
5. 5.📄 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
6. 6.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
7. 7.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
8. 8.📄 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
9. 9.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
11. 11.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) circling key words (c) ignoring instructions (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
12. 12.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
13. 13.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to look clever (b) to skip the rest (c) to finish early (d) to bank sure marks
14. 14.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) moving on when stuck (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) reading every question
15. 15.📄 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
16. 16.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) reasons and how
19. 19.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
20. 20.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
21. 21.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) planning time per part (c) ignoring instructions (d) circling key words
22. 22.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) moving on when stuck (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) watching others write
23. 23.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) answering extra parts (c) noting the marks (d) writing without reading
24. 24.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) circling key words (c) planning time per part (d) answering extra parts
25. 25.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) skip reading (b) finish early (c) answer what is asked (d) write more pages
26. 26.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) choose only four (b) answer all six (c) answer two (d) skip the section
27. 27.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) watching others write (c) answering extra parts (d) writing without reading
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) planning time per part (c) moving on when stuck (d) noting the marks
29. 29.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
31. 31.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or check your answers? (a) read the instructions (b) check your answers
32. 32.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
33. 33.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
34. 34.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) answering extra parts (c) watching others write (d) starting with a sure one
36. 36.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) reading every question (c) starting with a sure one (d) noting the marks
38. 38.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: try the harder ones or read the whole paper? (a) try the harder ones (b) read the whole paper
39. 39.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start

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