Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 292 · 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: moving on when stuck? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
2. 2.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to bank sure marks (b) to finish early (c) to look clever (d) to skip the rest
3. 3.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
4. 4.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to plan your time (b) to finish faster (c) to copy answers (d) to look busy
5. 5.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) answer what is asked (b) skip reading (c) write more pages (d) finish early
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) circling key words (c) noting the marks (d) reading every question
7. 7.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) starting with a sure one (c) ignoring instructions (d) circling key words
9. 9.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.📄 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
11. 11.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
12. 12.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) noting the marks (c) moving on when stuck (d) answering extra parts
13. 13.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) choose only four (b) answer two (c) answer all six (d) skip the section
14. 14.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) writing without reading (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) moving on when stuck
15. 15.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) starting with a sure one (c) writing without reading (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
17. 17.📄 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
18. 18.📄 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
19. 19.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.📄 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
21. 21.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
22. 22.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or try the harder ones? (a) read the instructions (b) try the harder ones
23. 23.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
24. 24.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: answer known ones first or check your answers? (a) answer known ones first (b) check your answers
25. 25.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
26. 26.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
27. 27.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) move on, come back (b) give up the paper (c) stare at it for ages (d) leave the hall
28. 28.📄 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
29. 29.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) watching others write (c) circling key words (d) panicking at a hard Q
30. 30.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) ignoring instructions (b) starting with a sure one (c) answering extra parts (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
31. 31.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) writing without reading (c) circling key words (d) reading every question
33. 33.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
34. 34.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
35. 35.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or mark the easy questions? (a) read the whole paper (b) mark the easy questions
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) answering extra parts (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) moving on when stuck
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) ignoring instructions (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
38. 38.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) starting with a sure one (d) planning time per part
40. 40.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match

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