Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 254 · 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) moving on when stuck (b) reading every question (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) noting the marks
2. 2.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
3. 3.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
4. 4.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
5. 5.📄 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
6. 6.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer all six (b) choose only four (c) answer two (d) skip the section
7. 7.📄 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
8. 8.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) moving on when stuck (c) reading every question (d) circling key words
9. 9.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) starting with a sure one (d) ignoring instructions
10. 10.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
11. 11.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
14. 14.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
15. 15.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.📄 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
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) writing without reading (c) answering extra parts (d) noting the marks
18. 18.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
19. 19.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) writing without reading (c) answering extra parts (d) panicking at a hard Q
20. 20.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) ignoring instructions (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) planning time per part
21. 21.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) moving on when stuck (d) panicking at a hard Q
22. 22.📄 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
23. 23.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
24. 24.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) reasons and how
25. 25.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: answer known ones first or read the whole paper? (a) answer known ones first (b) read the whole paper
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) circling key words (c) writing without reading (d) moving on when stuck
27. 27.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
28. 28.📄 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
29. 29.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or check your answers? (a) read the instructions (b) check your answers
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) moving on when stuck (d) circling key words
34. 34.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to look busy (b) to copy answers (c) to plan your time (d) to finish faster
35. 35.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) skip reading (b) finish early (c) answer what is asked (d) write more pages
36. 36.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) writing without reading (c) watching others write (d) circling key words
37. 37.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) give up the paper (b) leave the hall (c) move on, come back (d) stare at it for ages
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) circling key words (c) reading every question (d) moving on when stuck
39. 39.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: answer known ones first or mark the easy questions? (a) answer known ones first (b) mark the easy questions
40. 40.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start

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