Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 251 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) moving on when stuck (c) planning time per part (d) writing without reading
2. 2.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) reading every question (c) circling key words (d) answering extra parts
4. 4.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or answer known ones first? (a) mark the easy questions (b) answer known ones first
5. 5.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
6. 6.🔑 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
7. 7.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) reading every question (c) planning time per part (d) starting with a sure one
8. 8.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to finish faster (b) to plan your time (c) to look busy (d) to copy answers
9. 9.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) watching others write (c) noting the marks (d) starting with a sure one
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.📄 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
13. 13.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or answer known ones first? (a) read the instructions (b) answer known ones first
14. 14.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
15. 15.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) ignoring instructions (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) circling key words
16. 16.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) circling key words (c) writing without reading (d) moving on when stuck
17. 17.📄 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
18. 18.📄 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
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) reading every question (c) watching others write (d) answering extra parts
20. 20.🔑 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
21. 21.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) moving on when stuck (c) watching others write (d) writing without reading
22. 22.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer all six (b) skip the section (c) answer two (d) choose only four
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) planning time per part (c) reading every question (d) panicking at a hard Q
24. 24.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to finish early (b) to skip the rest (c) to bank sure marks (d) to look clever
25. 25.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) answering extra parts (c) moving on when stuck (d) circling key words
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) ignoring instructions (c) planning time per part (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
28. 28.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
30. 30.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) reading every question (c) watching others write (d) ignoring instructions
31. 31.📄 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
32. 32.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) answering extra parts (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
34. 34.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) write more pages (b) finish early (c) answer what is asked (d) skip reading
35. 35.🔑 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) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
36. 36.📄 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
37. 37.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
39. 39.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
40. 40.📄 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

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