Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 179 · 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.📄 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
2. 2.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
3. 3.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) answering extra parts (c) circling key words (d) watching others write
5. 5.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
6. 6.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) reading every question (c) noting the marks (d) panicking at a hard Q
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) reading every question (c) watching others write (d) answering extra parts
8. 8.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) answering extra parts (c) noting the marks (d) panicking at a hard Q
10. 10.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) watching others write (c) writing without reading (d) answering extra parts
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) noting the marks (c) ignoring instructions (d) moving on when stuck
13. 13.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.📄 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
15. 15.📄 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
16. 16.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) watching others write (c) moving on when stuck (d) answering extra parts
18. 18.📄 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
19. 19.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) short points
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) starting with a sure one (c) planning time per part (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
21. 21.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) write more pages (b) finish early (c) answer what is asked (d) skip reading
22. 22.📄 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
23. 23.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
25. 25.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
26. 26.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
27. 27.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to finish faster (b) to look busy (c) to copy answers (d) to plan your time
28. 28.🔑 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
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) reading every question (c) starting with a sure one (d) watching others write
30. 30.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer two (b) skip the section (c) answer all six (d) choose only four
31. 31.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
32. 32.📄 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
33. 33.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
34. 34.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (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: check your answers or mark the easy questions? (a) check your answers (b) mark the easy questions
36. 36.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) stare at it for ages (c) give up the paper (d) move on, come back
37. 37.📄 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
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) writing without reading (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) starting with a sure one
39. 39.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) answering extra parts (c) circling key words (d) starting with a sure one

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