Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 916 · 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) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
2. 2.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
3. 3.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) noting the marks (c) circling key words (d) reading every question
4. 4.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
5. 5.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) skip reading (b) write more pages (c) finish early (d) answer what is asked
6. 6.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
7. 7.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: answer known ones first or read the instructions? (a) answer known ones first (b) read the instructions
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) circling key words (c) ignoring instructions (d) moving on when stuck
9. 9.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.📄 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
13. 13.📄 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
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.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
17. 17.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
18. 18.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or check your answers? (a) mark the easy questions (b) check your answers
19. 19.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to plan your time (b) to copy answers (c) to look busy (d) to finish faster
20. 20.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or read the instructions? (a) check your answers (b) read the instructions
21. 21.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) circling key words
23. 23.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) reading every question (c) writing without reading (d) ignoring instructions
26. 26.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
27. 27.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to skip the rest (b) to finish early (c) to bank sure marks (d) to look clever
28. 28.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
29. 29.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) writing without reading (c) planning time per part (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
30. 30.📄 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
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) moving on when stuck (c) reading every question (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
32. 32.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) noting the marks (c) reading every question (d) panicking at a hard Q
33. 33.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or answer known ones first? (a) check your answers (b) answer known ones first
34. 34.🔑 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
35. 35.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) noting the marks (c) writing without reading (d) circling key words
37. 37.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) reading every question (c) ignoring instructions (d) moving on when stuck
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) starting with a sure one (c) ignoring instructions (d) writing without reading

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