Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 994 · 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: reading every question? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) reading every question (c) moving on when stuck (d) ignoring instructions
3. 3.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
4. 4.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
5. 5.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) reading every question (c) planning time per part (d) noting the marks
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) noting the marks (c) reading every question (d) writing without reading
7. 7.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
8. 8.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
9. 9.📄 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
10. 10.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
11. 11.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) noting the marks (c) circling key words (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
15. 15.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) give up the paper (b) move on, come back (c) stare at it for ages (d) leave the hall
16. 16.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or read the instructions? (a) check your answers (b) read the instructions
17. 17.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) starting with a sure one (c) noting the marks (d) writing without reading
18. 18.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) skip reading (b) finish early (c) write more pages (d) answer what is asked
22. 22.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
23. 23.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) noting the marks (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) reading every question
24. 24.📄 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
25. 25.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) reading every question (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) moving on when stuck
26. 26.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) reading every question (c) circling key words (d) watching others write
27. 27.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
28. 28.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) watching others write (c) ignoring instructions (d) noting the marks
29. 29.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
30. 30.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.📄 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
32. 32.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) starting with a sure one (c) noting the marks (d) planning time per part
35. 35.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) reasons and how
36. 36.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
37. 37.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) choose only four (b) answer two (c) skip the section (d) answer all six
38. 38.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) watching others write (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) starting with a sure one
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) ignoring instructions (c) answering extra parts (d) noting the marks
40. 40.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False

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