Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 115 · 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? “State two features of a desert.” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) reasons and how
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) reading every question (c) noting the marks (d) writing without reading
3. 3.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
4. 4.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) reading every question (d) ignoring instructions
5. 5.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) reading every question (c) planning time per part (d) circling key words
6. 6.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
7. 7.📄 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
8. 8.📄 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
9. 9.📄 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
10. 10.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
11. 11.📄 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
12. 12.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
13. 13.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) noting the marks (c) answering extra parts (d) watching others write
14. 14.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to bank sure marks (b) to look clever (c) to finish early (d) to skip the rest
15. 15.📄 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
16. 16.📄 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
17. 17.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: answer known ones first or read the instructions? (a) answer known ones first (b) read the instructions
18. 18.📄 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
19. 19.📄 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
20. 20.📄 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
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) writing without reading (d) starting with a sure one
22. 22.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) noting the marks (c) starting with a sure one (d) moving on when stuck
23. 23.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
24. 24.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
26. 26.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
28. 28.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) watching others write (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) reading every question
30. 30.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) watching others write (c) circling key words (d) noting the marks
31. 31.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) circling key words (c) reading every question (d) writing without reading
32. 32.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
34. 34.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
35. 35.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
37. 37.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) circling key words (c) ignoring instructions (d) watching others write
38. 38.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) watching others write (c) circling key words (d) ignoring instructions
40. 40.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) how they differ or match

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