Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 265 · 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) circling key words (b) watching others write (c) moving on when stuck (d) planning time per part
2. 2.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
3. 3.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) watching others write (c) answering extra parts (d) planning time per part
4. 4.🔑 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
5. 5.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) answering extra parts (c) reading every question (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
6. 6.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: answer known ones first or try the harder ones? (a) answer known ones first (b) try the harder ones
7. 7.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
8. 8.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to copy answers (b) to plan your time (c) to look busy (d) to finish faster
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) moving on when stuck (d) circling key words
10. 10.📄 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
11. 11.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) short points
12. 12.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) finish early (b) answer what is asked (c) write more pages (d) skip reading
13. 13.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
14. 14.📄 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
15. 15.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) ignoring instructions (c) planning time per part (d) reading every question
16. 16.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
17. 17.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) answering extra parts (d) circling key words
19. 19.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) move on, come back (b) stare at it for ages (c) give up the paper (d) leave the hall
21. 21.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) moving on when stuck (c) ignoring instructions (d) planning time per part
23. 23.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) noting the marks (c) writing without reading (d) starting with a sure one
27. 27.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to finish early (b) to bank sure marks (c) to look clever (d) to skip the rest
28. 28.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
29. 29.🔑 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
30. 30.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) noting the marks (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) moving on when stuck
31. 31.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer two (b) skip the section (c) answer all six (d) choose only four
32. 32.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.📄 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
34. 34.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: answer known ones first or read the instructions? (a) answer known ones first (b) read the instructions
35. 35.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) watching others write (c) ignoring instructions (d) panicking at a hard Q
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) reading every question (c) writing without reading (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
37. 37.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
38. 38.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) starting with a sure one (c) writing without reading (d) moving on when stuck
39. 39.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) starting with a sure one (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) writing without reading
40. 40.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) noting the marks (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) starting with a sure one

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