Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 111 · 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? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
2. 2.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
4. 4.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) skip reading (b) write more pages (c) finish early (d) answer what is asked
5. 5.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) circling key words (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) watching others write
7. 7.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) give up the paper (b) move on, come back (c) leave the hall (d) stare at it for ages
8. 8.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
9. 9.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.📄 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
11. 11.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.📄 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
13. 13.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or check your answers? (a) read the whole paper (b) check your answers
14. 14.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) starting with a sure one (c) circling key words (d) noting the marks
17. 17.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) watching others write (c) answering extra parts (d) writing without reading
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) reading every question (c) ignoring instructions (d) moving on when stuck
19. 19.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
20. 20.📄 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
21. 21.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or read the whole paper? (a) read the instructions (b) read the whole paper
22. 22.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) reading every question (c) moving on when stuck (d) starting with a sure one
25. 25.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to finish early (b) to bank sure marks (c) to skip the rest (d) to look clever
26. 26.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
27. 27.📄 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
28. 28.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
29. 29.📄 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
30. 30.🔑 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
31. 31.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) answering extra parts (c) ignoring instructions (d) planning time per part
33. 33.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or answer known ones first? (a) mark the easy questions (b) answer known ones first
34. 34.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) noting the marks (c) reading every question (d) circling key words
36. 36.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
38. 38.📄 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
39. 39.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) circling key words (c) writing without reading (d) panicking at a hard Q
40. 40.📄 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

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