Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 281 · 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 of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) moving on when stuck (c) noting the marks (d) circling key words
2. 2.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or try the harder ones? (a) mark the easy questions (b) try the harder ones
3. 3.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
4. 4.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
7. 7.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) watching others write (d) moving on when stuck
8. 8.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
9. 9.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to look clever (b) to finish early (c) to bank sure marks (d) to skip the rest
11. 11.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) watching others write (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) reading every question
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) answering extra parts (d) starting with a sure one
13. 13.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
14. 14.📄 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
15. 15.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.📄 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
18. 18.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) stare at it for ages (b) move on, come back (c) leave the hall (d) give up the paper
19. 19.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) skip the section (b) choose only four (c) answer two (d) answer all six
20. 20.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) ignoring instructions (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) watching others write
21. 21.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to plan your time (b) to look busy (c) to copy answers (d) to finish faster
22. 22.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) planning time per part (c) writing without reading (d) noting the marks
23. 23.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or answer known ones first? (a) check your answers (b) answer known ones first
25. 25.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) moving on when stuck (c) circling key words (d) noting the marks
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) circling key words (c) moving on when stuck (d) panicking at a hard Q
27. 27.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
28. 28.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
30. 30.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) writing without reading (c) noting the marks (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
31. 31.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: try the harder ones or mark the easy questions? (a) try the harder ones (b) mark the easy questions
32. 32.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or answer known ones first? (a) read the whole paper (b) answer known ones first
33. 33.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
34. 34.📄 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
35. 35.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
36. 36.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) circling key words (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) watching others write
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) noting the marks (c) ignoring instructions (d) moving on when stuck
38. 38.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or mark the easy questions? (a) check your answers (b) mark the easy questions
39. 39.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
40. 40.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start

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