Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 941 · 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? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
2. 2.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) ignoring instructions (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) noting the marks
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) starting with a sure one (c) planning time per part (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
5. 5.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) circling key words (c) planning time per part (d) ignoring instructions
7. 7.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or mark the easy questions? (a) read the instructions (b) mark the easy questions
8. 8.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) ignoring instructions (d) writing without reading
10. 10.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) reading every question (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) panicking at a hard Q
12. 12.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
13. 13.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
14. 14.📄 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
15. 15.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
16. 16.📄 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
17. 17.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) moving on when stuck (c) watching others write (d) panicking at a hard Q
19. 19.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.📄 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
21. 21.📄 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
22. 22.📄 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
23. 23.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
24. 24.📄 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
25. 25.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) ignoring instructions (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) panicking at a hard Q
27. 27.📄 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
28. 28.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: answer known ones first or mark the easy questions? (a) answer known ones first (b) mark the easy questions
29. 29.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) give up the paper (b) stare at it for ages (c) leave the hall (d) move on, come back
31. 31.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) skip reading (b) write more pages (c) answer what is asked (d) finish early
32. 32.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
33. 33.📄 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
34. 34.📄 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
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) moving on when stuck (c) starting with a sure one (d) panicking at a hard Q
36. 36.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) writing without reading (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) starting with a sure one
38. 38.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer two (b) answer all six (c) choose only four (d) skip the section
39. 39.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
40. 40.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True

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