Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

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

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