Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 244 · 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: starting with a sure one? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
2. 2.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) moving on when stuck (d) starting with a sure one
5. 5.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
6. 6.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to look clever (b) to finish early (c) to skip the rest (d) to bank sure marks
7. 7.📄 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
8. 8.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
9. 9.📄 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
10. 10.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) reading every question (c) ignoring instructions (d) planning time per part
13. 13.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) noting the marks (c) starting with a sure one (d) moving on when stuck
15. 15.📄 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
16. 16.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
17. 17.📄 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
18. 18.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to plan your time (b) to look busy (c) to copy answers (d) to finish faster
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) noting the marks (c) watching others write (d) moving on when stuck
20. 20.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) skip the section (b) answer two (c) choose only four (d) answer all six
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) circling key words (c) noting the marks (d) reading every question
22. 22.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
23. 23.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or read the whole paper? (a) read the instructions (b) read the whole paper
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) watching others write (c) moving on when stuck (d) writing without reading
25. 25.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or mark the easy questions? (a) read the instructions (b) mark the easy questions
27. 27.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
29. 29.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: try the harder ones or mark the easy questions? (a) try the harder ones (b) mark the easy questions
30. 30.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) moving on when stuck (c) writing without reading (d) circling key words
31. 31.📄 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
32. 32.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) give up the paper (b) stare at it for ages (c) leave the hall (d) move on, come back
33. 33.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) writing without reading
35. 35.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
36. 36.📄 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
37. 37.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
38. 38.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) short points
39. 39.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
40. 40.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start

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