Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 902 · 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) circling key words (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) answering extra parts (d) writing without reading
2. 2.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
3. 3.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) circling key words (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) starting with a sure one
5. 5.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) short points
6. 6.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) watching others write (d) noting the marks
7. 7.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) watching others write (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) starting with a sure one
8. 8.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) short points
9. 9.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) writing without reading (c) circling key words (d) noting the marks
11. 11.🔑 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
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) watching others write (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) writing without reading
13. 13.📄 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
14. 14.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
15. 15.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) watching others write (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) circling key words
16. 16.📄 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
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) reading every question (c) circling key words (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
18. 18.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
19. 19.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) starting with a sure one (c) noting the marks (d) watching others write
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) noting the marks (d) watching others write
21. 21.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) finish early (b) skip reading (c) answer what is asked (d) write more pages
22. 22.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
23. 23.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
24. 24.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) skip the section (b) answer all six (c) choose only four (d) answer two
26. 26.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or answer known ones first? (a) read the whole paper (b) answer known ones first
27. 27.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to plan your time (b) to look busy (c) to copy answers (d) to finish faster
28. 28.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
29. 29.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to look clever (b) to finish early (c) to skip the rest (d) to bank sure marks
32. 32.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) circling key words (c) planning time per part (d) writing without reading
34. 34.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
35. 35.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.📄 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
37. 37.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.📄 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
39. 39.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: try the harder ones or mark the easy questions? (a) try the harder ones (b) mark the easy questions
40. 40.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True

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