Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 914 · 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? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
2. 2.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
3. 3.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) planning time per part (c) watching others write (d) panicking at a hard Q
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) circling key words (d) ignoring instructions
5. 5.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) starting with a sure one (c) ignoring instructions (d) panicking at a hard Q
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) reading every question (c) planning time per part (d) ignoring instructions
7. 7.📄 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
8. 8.📄 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
9. 9.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or check your answers? (a) read the instructions (b) check your answers
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) writing without reading (c) planning time per part (d) watching others write
11. 11.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) move on, come back (c) give up the paper (d) stare at it for ages
12. 12.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
13. 13.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer all six (b) skip the section (c) answer two (d) choose only four
15. 15.📄 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
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) reading every question (c) answering extra parts (d) noting the marks
17. 17.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
18. 18.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to look busy (b) to copy answers (c) to finish faster (d) to plan your time
19. 19.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) finish early (b) write more pages (c) answer what is asked (d) skip reading
21. 21.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
23. 23.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
24. 24.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) noting the marks
25. 25.📄 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
26. 26.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) planning time per part (c) ignoring instructions (d) reading every question
28. 28.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
29. 29.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
31. 31.📄 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
32. 32.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) circling key words (c) planning time per part (d) reading every question
33. 33.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
34. 34.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
36. 36.📄 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
37. 37.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) ignoring instructions (c) writing without reading (d) watching others write
38. 38.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
39. 39.📄 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
40. 40.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start

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