Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 106 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) reading every question (c) noting the marks (d) answering extra parts
2. 2.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to copy answers (b) to look busy (c) to finish faster (d) to plan your time
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) watching others write (d) reading every question
4. 4.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
5. 5.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.📄 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
7. 7.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
8. 8.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.📄 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
10. 10.📄 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
11. 11.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) watching others write (c) noting the marks (d) writing without reading
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) noting the marks (c) writing without reading (d) reading every question
13. 13.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) ignoring instructions (c) moving on when stuck (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
15. 15.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
17. 17.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
18. 18.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) skip reading (b) write more pages (c) answer what is asked (d) finish early
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.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) watching others write (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) panicking at a hard Q
22. 22.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) ignoring instructions (c) answering extra parts (d) circling key words
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) answering extra parts (c) starting with a sure one (d) panicking at a hard Q
24. 24.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
25. 25.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
26. 26.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer all six (b) skip the section (c) choose only four (d) answer two
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) planning time per part (c) circling key words (d) watching others write
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: “List three uses of water.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
32. 32.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or try the harder ones? (a) read the whole paper (b) try the harder ones
33. 33.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) starting with a sure one (c) noting the marks (d) ignoring instructions
35. 35.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) reading every question (c) starting with a sure one (d) moving on when stuck
37. 37.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
38. 38.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) ignoring instructions (c) writing without reading (d) starting with a sure one
39. 39.📄 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
40. 40.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True

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