Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 185 · 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: try the harder ones or read the whole paper? (a) try the harder ones (b) read the whole paper
2. 2.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) noting the marks
5. 5.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
6. 6.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) answer what is asked (b) finish early (c) skip reading (d) write more pages
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) watching others write (c) ignoring instructions (d) starting with a sure one
8. 8.🔑 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
9. 9.📄 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
10. 10.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) planning time per part (d) answering extra parts
11. 11.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
12. 12.📄 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
13. 13.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
14. 14.📄 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
15. 15.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
16. 16.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
17. 17.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) planning time per part (c) watching others write (d) moving on when stuck
18. 18.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
19. 19.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) stuck on Q1 for ages
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) noting the marks (d) panicking at a hard Q
21. 21.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) moving on when stuck (c) ignoring instructions (d) answering extra parts
23. 23.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) stare at it for ages (b) leave the hall (c) give up the paper (d) move on, come back
24. 24.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.📄 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
26. 26.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) starting with a sure one (c) watching others write (d) writing without reading
28. 28.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
29. 29.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
30. 30.📄 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
31. 31.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) circling key words (c) starting with a sure one (d) moving on when stuck
33. 33.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) starting with a sure one (c) moving on when stuck (d) noting the marks
34. 34.🔑 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
35. 35.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to look busy (b) to copy answers (c) to finish faster (d) to plan your time
37. 37.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
38. 38.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or try the harder ones? (a) read the instructions (b) try the harder ones
40. 40.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start

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