Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 113 · 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? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (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: mark the easy questions or read the instructions? (a) mark the easy questions (b) read the instructions
3. 3.📄 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
4. 4.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) planning time per part (c) starting with a sure one (d) ignoring instructions
5. 5.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to finish faster (b) to copy answers (c) to look busy (d) to plan your time
6. 6.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
7. 7.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer two (b) skip the section (c) answer all six (d) choose only four
8. 8.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: try the harder ones or mark the easy questions? (a) try the harder ones (b) mark the easy questions
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) noting the marks (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) moving on when stuck
11. 11.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
12. 12.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) reading every question (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) planning time per part
13. 13.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.📄 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
15. 15.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) writing without reading (d) starting with a sure one
16. 16.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) reading every question (c) circling key words (d) planning time per part
18. 18.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or read the whole paper? (a) mark the easy questions (b) read the whole paper
20. 20.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
21. 21.📄 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
22. 22.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to skip the rest (b) to look clever (c) to bank sure marks (d) to finish early
23. 23.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) watching others write (c) noting the marks (d) panicking at a hard Q
25. 25.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
26. 26.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
28. 28.📄 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
29. 29.📄 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
30. 30.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) give up the paper (c) stare at it for ages (d) move on, come back
31. 31.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or answer known ones first? (a) read the whole paper (b) answer known ones first
32. 32.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) writing without reading (d) planning time per part
34. 34.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
35. 35.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
36. 36.📄 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
37. 37.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) moving on when stuck (c) noting the marks (d) answering extra parts
38. 38.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or read the whole paper? (a) check your answers (b) read the whole paper
39. 39.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False

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