Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 284 · 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.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
2. 2.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.📄 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
4. 4.📄 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
5. 5.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) writing without reading (c) reading every question (d) starting with a sure one
8. 8.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) moving on when stuck (d) planning time per part
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) watching others write (c) reading every question (d) noting the marks
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) planning time per part (c) noting the marks (d) starting with a sure one
11. 11.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
12. 12.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to look clever (b) to finish early (c) to skip the rest (d) to bank sure marks
14. 14.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) skip reading (b) answer what is asked (c) finish early (d) write more pages
15. 15.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) choose only four (b) skip the section (c) answer two (d) answer all six
16. 16.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
17. 17.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
18. 18.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to finish faster (b) to copy answers (c) to plan your time (d) to look busy
19. 19.🔑 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
20. 20.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
21. 21.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
22. 22.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
23. 23.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) give up the paper (b) stare at it for ages (c) move on, come back (d) leave the hall
25. 25.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
26. 26.📄 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
27. 27.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
28. 28.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) reasons and how (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) the exact meaning
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) watching others write (c) writing without reading (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
30. 30.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
31. 31.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) ignoring instructions (c) watching others write (d) circling key words
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) moving on when stuck (c) noting the marks (d) writing without reading
33. 33.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
34. 34.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
35. 35.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
36. 36.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) reading every question (c) answering extra parts (d) circling key words
37. 37.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) noting the marks (d) watching others write
38. 38.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) writing without reading (c) answering extra parts (d) planning time per part
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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