Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 152 · 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.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to finish early (b) to look clever (c) to bank sure marks (d) to skip the rest
2. 2.📄 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
3. 3.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
5. 5.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) circling key words (d) noting the marks
8. 8.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.📄 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
10. 10.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
11. 11.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: answer known ones first or check your answers? (a) answer known ones first (b) check your answers
12. 12.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) reading every question (c) moving on when stuck (d) writing without reading
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) noting the marks (c) reading every question (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
14. 14.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) writing without reading
15. 15.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
16. 16.📄 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
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) circling key words (c) starting with a sure one (d) panicking at a hard Q
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) circling key words (c) answering extra parts (d) writing without reading
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) writing without reading (c) moving on when stuck (d) reading every question
20. 20.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) circling key words (c) answering extra parts (d) panicking at a hard Q
21. 21.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or read the instructions? (a) check your answers (b) read the instructions
22. 22.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) writing without reading (c) reading every question (d) panicking at a hard Q
23. 23.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) planning time per part (c) circling key words (d) moving on when stuck
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) planning time per part (c) answering extra parts (d) starting with a sure one
25. 25.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.📄 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
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) starting with a sure one (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) ignoring instructions
28. 28.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.📄 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
30. 30.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
33. 33.📄 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
34. 34.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) short points
35. 35.📄 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
36. 36.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
37. 37.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
38. 38.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
39. 39.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
40. 40.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start

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