Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 275 · 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) writing without reading (b) ignoring instructions (c) moving on when stuck (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
2. 2.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
3. 3.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
4. 4.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
5. 5.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) choose only four (b) answer two (c) answer all six (d) skip the section
6. 6.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔑 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
8. 8.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to skip the rest (b) to finish early (c) to look clever (d) to bank sure marks
9. 9.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) watching others write (c) writing without reading (d) reading every question
10. 10.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
11. 11.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
12. 12.📄 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
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) starting with a sure one (c) reading every question (d) planning time per part
14. 14.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or check your answers? (a) read the instructions (b) check your answers
15. 15.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) noting the marks (c) writing without reading (d) answering extra parts
16. 16.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
19. 19.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) ignoring instructions (c) watching others write (d) circling key words
20. 20.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) reasons and how
21. 21.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.📄 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
25. 25.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.📄 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
27. 27.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) answering extra parts (c) planning time per part (d) reading every question
29. 29.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) noting the marks (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) starting with a sure one
30. 30.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) watching others write
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) starting with a sure one (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) circling key words
36. 36.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) reading every question (c) starting with a sure one (d) noting the marks
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) watching others write (d) planning time per part
38. 38.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) moving on when stuck (d) circling key words
39. 39.📄 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
40. 40.📄 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

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