Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 267 · 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.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) short points
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) planning time per part (c) moving on when stuck (d) reading every question
3. 3.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
4. 4.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
5. 5.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
7. 7.📄 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
8. 8.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) noting the marks (d) writing without reading
10. 10.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) reading every question (c) circling key words (d) panicking at a hard Q
11. 11.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) answering extra parts (c) starting with a sure one (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
13. 13.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) starting with a sure one (c) planning time per part (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
15. 15.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) reading every question (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) noting the marks
17. 17.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
18. 18.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to plan your time (b) to look busy (c) to finish faster (d) to copy answers
19. 19.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
20. 20.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) answering extra parts (c) reading every question (d) noting the marks
21. 21.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) moving on when stuck (c) circling key words (d) starting with a sure one
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) noting the marks (c) watching others write (d) planning time per part
24. 24.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) planning time per part (c) writing without reading (d) moving on when stuck
28. 28.📄 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
29. 29.🔑 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
30. 30.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) reading every question (c) ignoring instructions (d) noting the marks
31. 31.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or read the whole paper? (a) check your answers (b) read the whole paper
32. 32.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.📄 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
34. 34.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) circling key words (c) watching others write (d) panicking at a hard Q
36. 36.📄 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
37. 37.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) reading every question (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) ignoring instructions
38. 38.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) stare at it for ages (b) leave the hall (c) give up the paper (d) move on, come back
40. 40.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False

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