Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 178 · 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: ignoring instructions? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) noting the marks (c) reading every question (d) writing without reading
3. 3.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) skip the section (b) answer two (c) answer all six (d) choose only four
5. 5.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
8. 8.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) ignoring instructions (d) writing without reading
9. 9.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.📄 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
11. 11.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) short points
14. 14.📄 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
15. 15.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or read the instructions? (a) read the whole paper (b) read the instructions
16. 16.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or try the harder ones? (a) read the whole paper (b) try the harder ones
17. 17.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to skip the rest (b) to bank sure marks (c) to look clever (d) to finish early
18. 18.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
20. 20.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) reading every question (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) answering extra parts
22. 22.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) watching others write (c) starting with a sure one (d) panicking at a hard Q
24. 24.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) noting the marks (c) writing without reading (d) moving on when stuck
25. 25.📄 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
26. 26.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to copy answers (b) to finish faster (c) to plan your time (d) to look busy
27. 27.📄 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
28. 28.📄 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
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) ignoring instructions (c) writing without reading (d) reading every question
30. 30.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.📄 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
32. 32.🔑 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
33. 33.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) reasons and how
34. 34.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
35. 35.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
37. 37.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) circling key words (c) noting the marks (d) ignoring instructions
38. 38.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) planning time per part (d) noting the marks
40. 40.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False

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