Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 985 · 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.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to copy answers (b) to finish faster (c) to look busy (d) to plan your time
2. 2.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
3. 3.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) noting the marks (c) starting with a sure one (d) answering extra parts
5. 5.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) stare at it for ages (b) give up the paper (c) move on, come back (d) leave the hall
6. 6.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
8. 8.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) circling key words (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) ignoring instructions
9. 9.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.📄 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
11. 11.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
12. 12.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) answering extra parts (c) writing without reading (d) noting the marks
13. 13.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
14. 14.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) ignoring instructions (c) watching others write (d) reading every question
17. 17.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
18. 18.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: try the harder ones or read the instructions? (a) try the harder ones (b) read the instructions
19. 19.📄 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
20. 20.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) answering extra parts
21. 21.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer all six (b) answer two (c) choose only four (d) skip the section
22. 22.📄 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
23. 23.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) reading every question (c) ignoring instructions (d) moving on when stuck
24. 24.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
26. 26.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
27. 27.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) reading every question (c) starting with a sure one (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
29. 29.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) skip reading (b) finish early (c) answer what is asked (d) write more pages
31. 31.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to finish early (b) to skip the rest (c) to look clever (d) to bank sure marks
34. 34.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
35. 35.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) reasons and how
36. 36.📄 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
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) reading every question (c) noting the marks (d) panicking at a hard Q
38. 38.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) starting with a sure one (c) planning time per part (d) circling key words
40. 40.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start

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