Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

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

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