Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 871 · 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.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
2. 2.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) move on, come back (b) leave the hall (c) give up the paper (d) stare at it for ages
3. 3.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
4. 4.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
5. 5.📄 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
6. 6.📄 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
7. 7.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to finish early (b) to bank sure marks (c) to look clever (d) to skip the rest
8. 8.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
9. 9.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) reading every question
10. 10.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
11. 11.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) noting the marks (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) circling key words
12. 12.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to copy answers (b) to look busy (c) to finish faster (d) to plan your time
13. 13.📄 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
14. 14.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
15. 15.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) noting the marks (c) reading every question (d) starting with a sure one
16. 16.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) answering extra parts (c) writing without reading (d) planning time per part
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) moving on when stuck (c) planning time per part (d) writing without reading
20. 20.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) noting the marks (d) ignoring instructions
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.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
25. 25.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) circling key words (c) reading every question (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) writing without reading (c) answering extra parts (d) panicking at a hard Q
28. 28.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
29. 29.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) skip the section (b) choose only four (c) answer two (d) answer all six
30. 30.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) noting the marks (c) writing without reading (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
31. 31.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.📄 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
33. 33.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) watching others write (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) reading every question
35. 35.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) skip reading (b) finish early (c) answer what is asked (d) write more pages
36. 36.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or try the harder ones? (a) read the whole paper (b) try the harder ones
38. 38.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) ignoring instructions (d) watching others write
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) circling key words (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) writing without reading
40. 40.📄 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

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