Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 97 · 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) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
2. 2.📄 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
3. 3.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) answering extra parts (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) writing without reading
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) noting the marks (c) moving on when stuck (d) writing without reading
5. 5.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) watching others write (c) starting with a sure one (d) planning time per part
7. 7.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
8. 8.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) stare at it for ages (c) give up the paper (d) move on, come back
9. 9.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
10. 10.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or read the instructions? (a) check your answers (b) read the instructions
11. 11.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) planning time per part (d) circling key words
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) watching others write (c) planning time per part (d) answering extra parts
13. 13.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer two (b) choose only four (c) skip the section (d) answer all six
14. 14.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) reasons and how
15. 15.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
16. 16.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
17. 17.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) watching others write (c) ignoring instructions (d) moving on when stuck
19. 19.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) reading every question
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) answering extra parts (c) writing without reading (d) noting the marks
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) watching others write (c) answering extra parts (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
22. 22.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
23. 23.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) noting the marks (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) planning time per part
26. 26.📄 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
27. 27.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
29. 29.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
31. 31.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or try the harder ones? (a) mark the easy questions (b) try the harder ones
32. 32.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.📄 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
34. 34.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.📄 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
37. 37.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) circling key words (c) writing without reading (d) planning time per part
38. 38.🔑 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) short points (d) the exact meaning
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) starting with a sure one (c) moving on when stuck (d) panicking at a hard Q
40. 40.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False

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