Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 923 · 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? “State two features of a desert.” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
2. 2.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) circling key words (c) planning time per part (d) ignoring instructions
3. 3.📄 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
4. 4.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
5. 5.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
6. 6.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer two (b) answer all six (c) choose only four (d) skip the section
7. 7.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
8. 8.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
9. 9.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) moving on when stuck (d) planning time per part
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) reading every question (c) circling key words (d) planning time per part
11. 11.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
12. 12.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
13. 13.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
14. 14.📄 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
15. 15.📄 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
16. 16.📄 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
17. 17.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to bank sure marks (b) to look clever (c) to finish early (d) to skip the rest
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) reading every question (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) watching others write
19. 19.📄 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
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) starting with a sure one (c) moving on when stuck (d) circling key words
21. 21.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) ignoring instructions (c) starting with a sure one (d) watching others write
24. 24.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) circling key words (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) watching others write
25. 25.📄 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
26. 26.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) writing without reading (c) moving on when stuck (d) noting the marks
28. 28.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
29. 29.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
30. 30.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
31. 31.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
32. 32.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) watching others write (c) ignoring instructions (d) reading every question
34. 34.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or read the whole paper? (a) mark the easy questions (b) read the whole paper
35. 35.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.📄 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
37. 37.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) answering extra parts (c) starting with a sure one (d) panicking at a hard Q
38. 38.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: try the harder ones or answer known ones first? (a) try the harder ones (b) answer known ones first
40. 40.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) short points

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