Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 253 · 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) starting with a sure one (b) planning time per part (c) noting the marks (d) watching others write
2. 2.📄 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
3. 3.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
4. 4.📄 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
5. 5.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
6. 6.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) reading every question (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) starting with a sure one
7. 7.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to copy answers (b) to look busy (c) to plan your time (d) to finish faster
10. 10.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) starting with a sure one
12. 12.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) choose only four (b) answer all six (c) skip the section (d) answer two
14. 14.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) short points
15. 15.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) finish early (b) skip reading (c) answer what is asked (d) write more pages
16. 16.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) writing without reading (c) watching others write (d) planning time per part
17. 17.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) circling key words (c) answering extra parts (d) panicking at a hard Q
20. 20.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
21. 21.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) planning time per part (d) noting the marks
23. 23.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) circling key words (c) writing without reading (d) watching others write
24. 24.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
25. 25.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
27. 27.📄 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
28. 28.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) starting with a sure one (c) noting the marks (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
29. 29.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
30. 30.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: try the harder ones or answer known ones first? (a) try the harder ones (b) answer known ones first
31. 31.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) planning time per part (c) reading every question (d) ignoring instructions
33. 33.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to skip the rest (b) to look clever (c) to bank sure marks (d) to finish early
34. 34.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) planning time per part (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
37. 37.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) starting with a sure one (c) watching others write (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
38. 38.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
39. 39.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) reading every question (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) answering extra parts
40. 40.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True

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