Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 938 · 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.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
2. 2.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: answer known ones first or read the whole paper? (a) answer known ones first (b) read the whole paper
3. 3.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
4. 4.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
5. 5.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
6. 6.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) circling key words (c) ignoring instructions (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
7. 7.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) ignoring instructions (c) answering extra parts (d) starting with a sure one
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) noting the marks (c) watching others write (d) planning time per part
9. 9.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) writing without reading (c) starting with a sure one (d) moving on when stuck
10. 10.🔑 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
11. 11.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
12. 12.📄 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
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) watching others write (c) circling key words (d) answering extra parts
14. 14.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) ignoring instructions (c) planning time per part (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
16. 16.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.📄 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
18. 18.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
19. 19.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
20. 20.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or read the instructions? (a) read the whole paper (b) read the instructions
21. 21.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
22. 22.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
23. 23.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
26. 26.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
28. 28.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (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) answering extra parts (c) reading every question (d) writing without reading
30. 30.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) starting with a sure one (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) circling key words
31. 31.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) starting with a sure one (c) answering extra parts (d) moving on when stuck
32. 32.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
33. 33.📄 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
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) writing without reading (c) noting the marks (d) starting with a sure one
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) reading every question (d) circling key words
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) writing without reading (c) answering extra parts (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
37. 37.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) writing without reading (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) noting the marks
39. 39.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) short points
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) noting the marks (c) planning time per part (d) panicking at a hard Q

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